Highlights
- The development was confirmed by the DGCA
- Further details about the incident were yet awaited
- Go First flight G8911 had took off for Chandigarh today morning
Go First flight G8911 on Thursday returned to Ahmedabad after it suffered a bird hit. The flight had took off for Chandigarh from Gujarat.
The development was confirmed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). They said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the matter. Shortly after departing from the Ahmedabad airport around 6.15 am on Thursday, the plane suffered a bird hit that forced it to return, sources said, adding the Airbus A320 returned to Ahmedabad around 7.10 am.
Go First did not respond to PTI's request for a statement on this matter.
On July 20, a Go First flight heading from Delhi to Guwahati was diverted to Jaipur after the A320neo aircraft's windshield cracked mid-air, making it the third incident of technical malfunction on a Go First aircraft within two days.
The DGCA said it was investigating all the incidents.
After the pilots observed that the windshield on the plane has cracked, they wanted to return to Delhi but could not do so due to heavy rains on Wednesday afternoon, the officials said, adding the A320neo plane was then diverted to Jaipur.
"The pilot in command was very well experienced and a qualified TRI (type rating instructor) and handled the issue quite diligently and with maturity, and due to the bad weather at Delhi he took a precautionary measure and diverted the aircraft to Jaipur," a Go First spokesperson said.
Prior to the July 20 incident, Go First's Mumbai-Leh and Srinagar-Delhi flights faced engine snags and both planes were grounded by the DGCA.
The DGCA has now issued guidelines for airlines on the deployment of qualified AMEs.
(With inputs from agencies)
