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Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffers bird strike, emergency declared at Delhi airport

A full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after a Dubai-bound FedEx aircraft suffered a bird hit soon after take-off at a height of 1,000 feet. The decision was made so that the FedEx aircraft could land at the Delhi airport and technicians could inspect it for any technical flaws. FedEx is a courier/cargo aircraft. Recently, an IndiGo aircraft travelling from Surat to Delhi was redirected to Ahmedabad after it suffered a bird hit during a climb at Surat.