Bird hit Air India flight makes emergency landing
An Air India flight bound for Frankfurt was forced to return to New Delhi and make and emergency landing on Monday after a bird hit and damaged an engine, the airport said. There were no injuries.
The Indira Gandhi International airport went onto emergency footing as the plane, flight AI-137, landed there.
No further details were immediately available.
The airport has recently turned to wildlife agencies to help find a method to clear the birds form the area, the Times Of India newspaper reported.
The airport is plagued by bird strikes because it is situated near a neighbourhood that has dozens of outdoor meat shops that attract the birds. Also, inefficient garbage collection draws the birds to the area.