IndiGo flight hit by vultures at 4,000 feet, makes emergency landing at Ranchi airport; aircraft suffers damage

A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at Ranchi after suffering a bird hit mid-air, officials said on Monday.

The IndiGo flight, carrying 175 passengers, made an emergency landing at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport after vultures hit the aircraft, the official said.

All the passengers and crew members are safe.

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