Indigo A320 at Raipur on Sep 27th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: September 27, 2017 / 22:20:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-811
Departure
Raipur, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IGV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The flight was cancelled, the passengers rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 12 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-811
Departure
Raipur, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IGV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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