Pakistan
Plane survives bird strike, lands safely at Islamabad airport
All the passengers and crew of the plane are safe
Islamabad: An Islamabad-bound flight of a private airline narrowly escaped a disaster after it was hit by a bird Friday morning.
The plane was carrying over 150 passengers from Karachi.
Subsequently, the aircraft was grounded for maintenance, while all the passengers and crew of the plane are safe.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the airplane’s gearbox was hit by a bird. A team of engineers has been called to oversee the repairs.
After a slight delay, as the private airline's engineers had to do repair work, the plane was to fly back to Karachi.
Earlier, on October 3, in a similar incident, a bird hit an Islamabad-Karachi flight. No severe damages were reported.
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