Ahmedabad-London Air India Flight Suffers Bird Hit, Cancelled

New Delhi: Air India's Ahmedabad to London flight via Newark suffered a bird hit, forcing the airline to cancel its onward journey from Britain's capital.

AI-171 with 230 passengers onboard suffered a bird hit while it was on its way to London from Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

The bird hit damaged the nose of the aircraft as well as the radar antenna, the airline said in a statement.

Travellers on the return leg of the journey from London to Ahmedabad are being accommodated on AI's London-Mumbai flight.

The Newark to London leg of this return journey was cancelled by the airline.