An Akasa Air aircraft operating flight QP 1607 from Pune to Delhi suffered a bird hit on Friday morning but landed safely in the national capital shortly after 10 am. All passengers and crew were safely deplaned from the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft upon arrival in Delhi, the airline said.

In a statement to The Indian Express , the airline said: “The aircraft is being examined by our engineering team in accordance with Akasa Air’s standard operating procedures and will be released for service after a thorough inspection. At Akasa Air, safety continues to be our top priority”.

This incident comes months after a similar case involving Air India flight AI2470, which was scheduled to fly from Pune to Delhi on June 20, this year, but was cancelled after a bird hit was detected on the inc

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