Plane hits buffalo during take-off at Surat airport, north of Mumbai, India on
Safety on airlines sector has improved enormously over
the years. However, there are certain elements, sometimes enormous ones that
still need careful consideration. Animal on the runway is very dangerous.
An Indian aircraft hit a stray buffalo during take-off at
Surat airport in India on Thursday but no
passengers or crew were injured. The Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane- Boeing 737-800, carrying
146 passengers and crew was grounded because of the damage sustained in the
accident.
SpiceJet said the buffalo, which was killed in the crash,
was "essentially invisible against a black background". Passengers on
the plane were transferred to another aircraft.