Major Accident Averted: Air Asia Flight Grounded At Ranchi Airport After Bird Hit Aircraft

Ranchi: During takeoff of Air Asia flight, a bird hit the aircraft due to which the flight was grounded at Ranchi airport. A major accident was averted. The flight will again take off after completing procedures, says airport authority.

Mumbai bound Air Asia flight (i5-632) aborted take-off at Ranchi Airport due to a bird-hit. All passengers are safe: Airport official pic.twitter.com/WmLhBBoMIj

— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2020

Airport Director Vinod Sharma confirmed the incident and said a bird hit the aircraft. The incident occurred a day after an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport in rainy conditions and went down 35 feet into a slope before breaking up into two pieces, killing at least 18 people.

“AirAsia India aircraft VT-HKG operating from Ranchi to Mumbai as flight i5-632 encountered a bird hit during scheduled departure at 11:50 hrs, today, 8th August 2020,” stated the airline spokesperson.

The pilot aborted take-off and the aircraft is currently being inspected, the spokesperson noted, adding that the flight is scheduled to depart once the aircraft is cleared for operations.

“AirAsia India prioritises the safety of our guests and crew and regrets the inconvenience caused on account of this delay,” the spokesperson said.