Coimbatore, Oct 29 (PTI) An Air Arabia flight with 107passengers onboard suffered a bird hit while landing at theairport here early today.
The flight coming from Sharjah was about to land around3.30 AM when it was hit by a peacock, airport sources said.
However, the pilot managed to land it safely, they said.
Owing to the incident, the departure of the return flighthas been delayed and a technical team from Chennai isattending to the problem,, they added.
Nearly 165 passengers, including those travelling to Hajpilgrimage, who have been booked on the flight wereaccommodated in nearby hotels, sources said.
Meanwhile, one Hakim, hailing from Malappuram in Kerala,who is reportedly wanted in connection with a case of abetmentof suicide of his wife in Kerala was detained by immigrationofficials on his arrival from Sharjah, they said. PTI NVMROH.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.