Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft hit by bird, emergency landing at Delhi airport

The Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft landed safely at Delhi Airport and took off at 1.40pm.

Published on: Apr 1, 2023, 14:26:47 IST

By Poulomi Ghosh

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A full emergency landing was declared at 10.46am on Saturday after flight no FX5279 was hit by a bird soon after its take off. The flight landed safely and took off again at 1.44pm. The Dubai-bound aircraft is operated by FedEx. The scheduled arrival of the flight at Dubai is at 3.29pm. While bird-hit incidents are common, several passenger flights from Delhi Airport were diverted in the last few days owing to bad weather. On Thursday, nearly 22 flights were diverted from Delhi Airport due to weather conditions.

Full emergency landing was declared for a FedEx Dubai-bound flight after it was suspected to be hit by a bird.

The cargo flight was involved in an air turnback due to a suspected bird hit at 1000 ft today, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement. “Delhi airport (DIAL) declared an emergency. Aircraft landed back safely. After inspection, it has been released for flight,” DGCA said in its statement.

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Poulomi Ghosh
Poulomi Ghosh is a journalist with Hindustan Times, New Delhi.

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