IndiGo flight
Representative image. Photo credit - The Financial Express

The Agartala-Guwahati flight 6E 465 of IndiGo Airlines had a narrow escape from a possible mishap on Sunday after it was hit by a bird in Agartala Airport.

The incident occurred when the flight was about to take off from the Agartala Airport, now officially known as Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport.

According to information a bird went inside the engine of the flight of Indigo airlines.

The aircraft has been sent back to the taxi area.

However, there was no injury of any passenger.

J Haokip, airport terminal manager said that technical staff after assessing the damage de-boarded all the passengers.

Later after thorough checking, the passengers were sent by the same flight, informed the airport terminal manager.

Pinaki Das is Northeast Now Correspondent in Agartala. He can be reached at: pinakianisk@gmail.com

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