Mumbai-bound Air India Flight Suffers Bird-hit, Take-off Aborted

Panaji: A Mumbai-bound Air India flight had to abort its take-off due to a bird-hit on Wednesday morning. The incident took place at 6.45 am when the flight was about to depart from the Dabolim airport in Goa for Mumbai.

The flight, which was scheduled from the Dabolim airport (in South Goa) to Mumbai, had to abort its take-off at the runway due to a bird-hit, said a senior official at the airport.

"The take-off was aborted immediately and the aircraft is parked in the bay for further investigation," he said.

An Air India spokesperson said, “Air India Flight AI684 from Goa, Dabolim to Mumbai this morning experienced a bird-hit during its take-off run. The cockpit crew discontinued the take-off as per standard operating procedures to ensure safety of customers and crew. All passengers had disembarked safely, and the aircraft went for necessary inspections following the incident."

The spokesperson added, "Our ground colleagues at the Dabolim airport extended all support to the guests. Alternative arrangements were made to fly them to their destination at the earliest. Guests were also offered full refunds on cancellation and complimentary rescheduling to another date if so desired by them.”