AirAsia India aircraft aborts take off at Ranchi airport after encountering bird hit

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By ET Bureau | Updated: Aug 08, 2020, 03.41 PM IST

New Delhi: Mumbai: An AirAsia India aircraft scheduled to fly from Ranchi to Mumbai had to abort take-off after a bird-hit.

"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," said AirAsia India in a statement.

"The pilot aborted take-off and the aircraft is currently being inspected. The flight is scheduled to depart once the aircraft is cleared for operations," the statement added.

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