<p> An Air India flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, carrying 90 passengers on board, had to make an emergency landing minutes after its take-off from Raja Bhoj Airport here this morning after a bird hit one of its engines, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the passengers are safe, they said.<br /><br />Nearly five minutes after the AI 645 flight took-off at around 7.55 AM from the Raja Bhoj Airport, a bird hit it and entered the right engine, damaging its fans.<br /><br />The pilot apprised the Air Traffic Control (ATC) that the flight has to make an emergency landing which was allowed, an Air India official here told PTI.<br /><br />"The aircraft made an emergency landing and all the passengers are safe," he said.<br />The aircraft was being repaired, he said, adding that the airline was taking care of all the stranded passengers.<br /><br />"We have plans to divert a Delhi-Mumbai flight from Bhopal to fly the 90 passengers to their destination," he said.<br /><br />An Air India spokesperson in Delhi said the flight had to make a "precautionary landing" due to the bird-hit.</p>
<p> An Air India flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, carrying 90 passengers on board, had to make an emergency landing minutes after its take-off from Raja Bhoj Airport here this morning after a bird hit one of its engines, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All the passengers are safe, they said.<br /><br />Nearly five minutes after the AI 645 flight took-off at around 7.55 AM from the Raja Bhoj Airport, a bird hit it and entered the right engine, damaging its fans.<br /><br />The pilot apprised the Air Traffic Control (ATC) that the flight has to make an emergency landing which was allowed, an Air India official here told PTI.<br /><br />"The aircraft made an emergency landing and all the passengers are safe," he said.<br />The aircraft was being repaired, he said, adding that the airline was taking care of all the stranded passengers.<br /><br />"We have plans to divert a Delhi-Mumbai flight from Bhopal to fly the 90 passengers to their destination," he said.<br /><br />An Air India spokesperson in Delhi said the flight had to make a "precautionary landing" due to the bird-hit.</p>