A SpiceJet plane from Belgavi to Delhi suffered a bird hit on Monday morning and later landed safely at the airport in Delhi.

The Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft had around 187 passengers onboard, according to an airline official at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA).

The plane suffered a bird hit at Belgaum airport, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said. Specific details were not immediately available.

“On May 9, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating SG-8472 from Belagavi (Karnataka) to Delhi suffered a bird hit. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said in a statement.

As the plane faced technical glitches, SpiceJet’s flight from the national capital to Jharsuguda (Odisha) was delayed by a few hours as it was to be operated with the same aircraft.

The flight to Jharsuguda, which was scheduled to take off at around 11.55 am, departed at about 2 pm and was operated by another aircraft.

The plane arrived from Belgavi had a bird-hit while landing. The engine blade is damaged. The technical team is working on it,” SpiceJet Duty Manager at the Delhi airport Akshay Anand said..