An Air India flight arriving from Delhi experienced a bird strike while landing at Raipur Airport on Wednesday morning, airport authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred during the aircraft's approach and landing phase at the Chhattisgarh capital's airport. Despite the bird hit, officials said the situation was handled according to established safety procedures and the aircraft was later cleared to continue its scheduled journey.
No injuries to passengers or crew have been reported.
According to airport authorities, the Air India aircraft was struck by a bird while landing at Raipur Airport after completing its journey from Delhi.
Bird strikes are a known aviation hazard and can occur during take-off, landing or low-altitude flight operations when aircraft encounter birds near airport zones.
