New Delhi, India: A Mumbai-bound Vistara flight UK 622 returned to Varanasi after a bird hit on Friday (Aug 5).
A spokesperson of the Vistara Airline said in a statement: “Vistara flight UK 622 operating from Varanasi to Mumbai on August 5, 2022, turned back to Varanasi due to a bird strike during departure. Due to a maintenance inspection of the aircraft being required, another aircraft has been sent from Delhi to Varanasi to fly the passengers to Mumbai. It has been our constant endeavour to minimise inconvenience to our customers in such unavoidable situations whilst keeping safety as our topmost priority.”
As per reports, the bird hit damaged the aircraft radome which was heading to Mumbai. The plane then returned to Varanasi and grounded safely.
