Delhi-bound Akasa Air flight suffers bird hit, lands safely

An Akasa Air aircraft, operated with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, flying from Pune to Delhi had a close shave after it suffered a bird hit on Friday. The plane landed safely in the national capital and was examined.

The Delhi bound plane landed safely and was deplaned for further examination after the bird hit (REUTERS/Representational)

An Akasa Air spokesperson stated that the plane landed safely in Delhi and all the passengers and crew members were deplaned. The added that the plane was scheduled to fly to Goa from Delhi but was delayed by a few hours as the plane was being examined by the engineers, news agency PTI reported.