An Air India Express flight bound for Bengaluru suffered a bird strike but landed safely at Kempegowda International Airport on Tuesday, with all 148 passengers and crew members remaining unharmed.
The flight crew responded swiftly to contain the incident, while the pilots executed a safe diversion to Hyderabad in accordance with standard aviation safety protocols. IndiGo expressed regret over the unexpected disruption and emphasised that safety remains the airline’s utmost priority. On October 11, a Chennai-bound IndiGo flight carrying passengers from Delhi was forced to make an emergency diversion to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, Hyderabad , on Sunday after a passenger’s power bank caught fire inside the cabin.
Smoke began billowing from the electronic device mid-flight, triggering immediate safety alarms among those onboard, according to official reports and statements from the airline.
