Nagpur: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Nagpur and make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff on Tuesday morning due to a suspected bird strike, officials said.
This is the third known emergency landing by a passenger aircraft in India in the last three days. On Sunday, an Air India flight to Indore returned to Delhi after an engine fire indicator started blinking. On Monday, a SpiceJet flight on its way to Delhi turned back to Pune after an indicator revealed a snag with the wing flaps.
On Tuesday, the IndiGo flight was forced to make an emergency landing after the aircraft sustained damage mid-air, prompting the crew to turn back as a precautionary measure. All passengers and crew are reported safe.
Abid Ruhi, the Senior Airport Director at Nagpur Airport, said that an investigation is underway to confirm the cause. “There has been a suspected bird strike on IndiGo’s 6E812 Nagpur-Kolkata flight. We are trying to analyse what has happened,” the official told news agency ANI.
The flight was carrying 160-165 passengers, IndiGo cancelled the flight after it landed.
“IndiGo flight 6E 812 operating from Nagpur to Kolkata on 02 September 2025 encountered a bird strike soon after take-off. As a precautionary step, pilots decided to turn back, and the flight landed safely at the Nagpur airport. Due to the requirement of necessary inspection and maintenance of the aircraft, the flight has been cancelled for the day,” the airline said.
