<p>An alive bird was found in the cockpit of Air India Express' Bahrain-Kochi flight on July 15, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The bird was found in the glove compartment on the co-pilot's side when the plane was at 37,000 feet altitude, the officials noted.</p>.<p>The plane landed safely in Kochi, they said.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the incident, they mentioned.</p>.<p>Prima facie, it looks like there was a ground handling lapse at a foreign station, the officials said while talking about the incident.</p>.<p>In another incident, Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted on July 16 to Muscat after a burning smell was observed in the cabin mid-air.</p>.<p>Air India Express did not respond to <em>PTI</em>'s requests for statements regarding the two aforementioned incidents.</p>
<p>An alive bird was found in the cockpit of Air India Express' Bahrain-Kochi flight on July 15, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The bird was found in the glove compartment on the co-pilot's side when the plane was at 37,000 feet altitude, the officials noted.</p>.<p>The plane landed safely in Kochi, they said.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the incident, they mentioned.</p>.<p>Prima facie, it looks like there was a ground handling lapse at a foreign station, the officials said while talking about the incident.</p>.<p>In another incident, Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted on July 16 to Muscat after a burning smell was observed in the cabin mid-air.</p>.<p>Air India Express did not respond to <em>PTI</em>'s requests for statements regarding the two aforementioned incidents.</p>