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Drukair plane damaged by hailstorm, passengers safe

India Blooms News Service | | Apr 17, 2016, at 03:57 am

Guwahati, Apr 16 (IBNS): Caught in a hailstorm, a Bangkok-bound Drukair plane from Paro (Bhutan), via Guwahati, made a narrow escape as the flight's nose cone suffered damage, reports said.

The plane, which was carrying 90 passengers, made an emergency landing at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.

All the passengers were safe.

Drukair is the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bhutan

Representational Image: Wikimedia Commons

#DrukAir # DrukAir emergency landing Guwahati # Assam # Drukair hailstorm

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