A flock of at least three dozen Flamingos flying above the Pant Nagar area in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar hit an incoming Emirates flight, official sources said here on Tuesday.
The incident happened on Monday night.The flight EK-508, with around 310 passengers, made a safe landing around 9.15 p.m., and no carcasses of the majestic pink birds were found on the airport runway.
Later, forest officials recovered the carcasses of around 36 Flamingos in the Laxminagar area of Pant Nagar, outside the airport boundaries, and a search is on for more.