Indigo A320 at Raipur on Apr 9th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: April 9, 2017 / 23:41:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-252
Departure
Raipur, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IFG reached Kolkata with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-252
Departure
Raipur, India
Destination
Kolkata, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ITK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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