Gulf Air diverted after a bird strike at Thiruvananthapuram

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Gulf Air has said that its flight to Bahrain was diverted back to Thiruvananthapuram after experiencing a bird strike shortly after takeoff. It clarified that its flight GF 061 on 31 January did not make an emergency landing as reported earlier, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN). “As a standard precautionary measure, the aircraft was diverted back to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for inspection,” the airline said. “The aircraft has subsequently been declared fully serviceable and has returned to Bahrain.”