Panaji, Aug 14 (PTI) An Air India flight, which was about to depart from the Dabolim airport in Goa for Mumbai, had to abort its take-off due to a bird-hit on Wednesday morning, an official said.

The incident took place at 6.45 am, he said.

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The flight, which was scheduled from the Dabolim airport (in South Goa) to Mumbai, had to abort its take-off at the runway due to a bird-hit, a senior official at the airport told PTI.

"The take-off was aborted immediately and the aircraft is parked in the bay for further investigation," he said.

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