An Air India flight
bound for Dubai had to make an emergency landing at Karipur airport near here
on Monday after it was hit by a bird while taking off from there.
Airport officials said
the flight, AI-937, was hit by a bird on its right engine while taking off from
Karipur around 10 am. The engine on the right side was damaged and the flight
had to be held in the sky for about 50 minutes to reduce its fuel.
An emergency alert was
sounded at the airport as the flight came back for landing. Airline officials
said all the 162 passengers on board were safe.
Air India engineers
who examined the flight ruled that it required major repairs. A special flight
has been arranged to carry the passengers to Dubai at 2 pm.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3370070.ece
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