IndiGo flight to Dubai cancelled on the brink of take-off as bird hits aircraft at Mangaluru Airport
Mangaluru: A major disaster was prevented at the Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday morning, as the take-off of a flight to Dubai was stalled after a bird hit the plane. The IndiGo flight was ready for take-off at 8:30 am on Thursday, when the bird hit the aircraft.
The pilot, sensing danger due to this, informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of the matter and the take-off was cancelled. Sources at the airport said that the passengers were provided an aircraft that had come from Bengaluru, to travel to Dubai.
The plane was also inspected by the technicians.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
