Delhi-Bound Vistara Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Bhubaneswar Airport Minutes After Take-Off

A Bhubaneswar-Delhi Vistara flight, minutes after take off, made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on Wednesday due to windshield damage.

Initial reports suggest that the windshield of the aircraft developed a crack in the hailstorm that hit several parts of Odisha today.

Bhubaneswar Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan confirmed the incident and said that apart from the windshield, some other parts of aircraft’s structure were also damaged, Deccan Chronicle reported.

“The flight had departed from Bhubaneswar at around 1:45 pm and the aircraft sought assistance to land back after 10 minutes on priority. The aircraft’s windshield developed a crack along with some damage to the structure,” Pradhan was quoted as saying.

The Vistara flight, reportedly, landed safely without any additional or external assistance. Around 169 passengers and the cabin crew onboard the aircraft were safe.

Authorities arranged another flight for the passengers, Pradhan said, adding that they are all waiting for the same. “Only after necessary repairs, the flight would leave. It was a normal landing at the airport,” he was quoted as saying.

Earlier in February, a Hyderabad-bound Vistara flight UK531 made an emergency landing in Mumbai within 30 minutes of take-off. The airlines termed ‘technical snag’ to be the reason behind the turn-back.

“Shortly after take-off, a technical snag was detected on Vistara flight UK531 operating from Mumbai to Hyderabad on February 17, 2024. As a precautionary step, in accordance with the standard operating procedures, the pilots decided to turn-back and landed the flight safely at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport, Mumbai,” a Vistara airline spokesperson was quoted as saying by Hindu.

Reportedly, the flight underwent necessary checks before continuing operations. An alternate flight was arranged for the Hyderabad-bound passengers.

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