Delhi HC issues notice on PIL highlighting rising bird strike incidents at IGI Airport, calls for preventive action

Mar 19, 2025

The plea highlighted that bird and wildlife encounters with aircraft at IGI Airport not only endanger the lives and safety of passengers but also...

Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight suffers bird strike

Oct 15, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 : A flight of the newly launched carrier Akasa Air was hit by a bird on its way to...

GO First flight suffers bird hit, returns to Ahmedabad, DGCA orders inquiry

Aug 04, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 4 : An aircraft of Go First returned to Ahmedabad after it suffered a bird strike within a few minutes...

IndiGo flight suffers bird strike, makes emergency landing at Ranchi airport

Jun 02, 2025

Speaking with ANI, Birsa Munda Airport Director RR Mourya said, "The incident occurred while the aircraft was making an inbound turn to land, approximately...

Delhi-bound IndiGo plane forced to return to Patna after bird strike

Jul 09, 2025

"IndiGo flight 6E 5009 operating from Patna to Delhi on 09 July 2025 turned back to Patna due to a bird strike. Due to...

Delhi-bound Akasa Air's flight lands safely after bird hit

Oct 27, 2022

According to the DGCA, the incident was reported when Akasa B-737-8 (Max) aircraft VT-YAF operating flight QP -1333 flying from Ahmedabad to Delhi experienced...