Air India Express Flight Bound For Hyderabad Makes Precautionary Landing In Vizag After Bird Strike

2025-09-18 10:12:09

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Air India Express (IX 2658) flight bound for Hyderabad from Vishakhapatnam made a precautionary landing in Vizag on Thursday following an engine problem due to a suspected bird strike mid air, said an official.

The pilot of the Air India Express plane which had 103 passengers on board, requested for the emergency landing and returned to the port city after abandoning the journey to Hyderabad.

“After departing Vizag, the pilot reported some problem in the engine. So, he asked for an emergency landing and returned to Vizag. The flight landed safely and passengers were deboarded,” Visakhapatnam Airport director S Raja Reddy told PTI.

The latest incident of the Air India Express flight's precautionary landing comes days after another flight by the airline operator suffered a mid-air engine fault.

Delhi-Indore AI Express flight suffers engine fault

On Friday, September 5 an Air India Express flight number - IX 1028 - travelling between Delhi and Indore suffered a mid-air engine fault as the pilot called out a 'PAN-PAN' sign and later landed at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport after a 20-minute delay.

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