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Air India Plane Suffered Bird Strike Near Nagpur Airport

Air India flight AI-469 suffered a bird strike near Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur, India, on February 22nd.

The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Raipur, India, was on final approach to Nagpur Airport.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.

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