Narrow Escape For 175 Passengers As Bird Hits IndiGo Flight Near Ranchi, Forces Emergency Landi

Around 175 passengers had a close shave after an IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport on Monday (June 2, 2025), an official said.

All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft Airbus 320 suffered damage, he said.

“An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here, at about 3,000 to 4,000 feet altitude, when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here,” Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R.R. Maurya told PTI.