This Article is From Dec 21, 2012

Bird hit forces emergency landing of Jetlite flight

Dibrugarh, Assam: A Delhi-bound Jetlite flight with 142 people onboard, including six crew members, made an emergency landing following a bird hit at Mohanbari Airport in Dibrugarh.

Dibrugarh-Guwahati-Delhi S2-4392/9W 7082 flight was hit by an eagle soon after take-off and the pilot made an emergency landing, airport sources said in Dibrugarh.

The flight has been grounded at the airport and its onward journey cancelled for the day.

Further details are awaited.

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