India, June 2 -- Around 175 passengers had a close shave after an IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, officials said.

All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft, Airbus 320, travelling from Patna to Kolkata via Ranchi, suffered damage in the incident, people aware of the development said.

"An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here, at about 3,000 to 4,000 feet altitude, when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here," a senior airport official said.

Officials said all the passengers are safe, but...