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Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returns to Nagpur after bird strike
Updated On: 02 September, 2025 03:42 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
In a statement, an IndiGo spokesperson said, “IndiGo flight 6E 812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata on 2nd September encountered a bird strike shortly after departure. As a precaution, the pilots chose to return and the aircraft landed safely at Nagpur airport”
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The aircraft, carrying between 160 and 165 passengers, landed safely back at Nagpur airport as a precautionary measure. Representational Pic/File/iStock
An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata was forced to return shortly after take-off on Tuesday morning due to a bird strike, a senior airport official said, reported the PTI.
The aircraft, carrying between 160 and 165 passengers, landed safely back at Nagpur airport as a precautionary measure.
The flight has since been cancelled, the official added.
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