A Delhi-Chandigarh IndiGo flight had to return due to unusual bird activity moments before landing at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, at 9.15 am on Friday. It came back again and managed to touch down at 11.58 am after the conditions turned favourable.

The departure of a Chandigarh-Srinagar flight, which was scheduled for 9.45 am, was also delayed by around two hours due to unspecified reason.

Airport officials said increased bird activity during monsoon adversely hits flight operations here. Flight delays, and aborted take-offs and touchdowns due to the increased bird activity in monsoon are not uncommon at the airport. "Despite taking all preventive measures at the airport, the safety hazard persists in the surroundings. Recently, we had held a meeting with the

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