KARACHI: Yet another Pakistan International Airline Aircraft narrowlyescaped the disaster within 24 hours.
The incidents of planes hitting the birds during flights are consistentlyincreasing as another aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)suffered damage near Karachi airport in a new case emerged within 24 hours.
The PIA flight from Islamabad to Karachi, PK-301, with many passengers onboard escaped an accident after hitting a bird before landing at Karachiairport. A wing of the Airbus A-320 aircraft was damaged in the incident,however, the pilot managed to land the plane safely.
PIA spokesperson said the plane has been grounded.
It is the second case of bird strike reported within 24 hours which showedthe negligence of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for making effectivesteps to clear the surrounding areas.
Earlier, a newly-inducted plane in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)fleet escaped a deadly accident on Wednesday as its engine received damagesfollowing the bird strike.
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The Airbus A-320 aircraft of the national flag-carrier, possessing BMXregistration, which was inducted in the PIA’s fleet a few days ago met anaccident during a domestic flight from Karachi to Lahore after a birdstrike after it takes off.
Fortunately, the passengers of flight PK-304 remained safe in the incidentas the plane landed back to Karachi after damages caused to its engine.
The PIA spokesperson said that damage is likely to cause a huge financialloss worth $5 million to the national flag-carrier.
The incident took place following the negligence of the Civil AviationAuthority (CAA) as its management was given a prior warning for thepresence of garbage around the airport.
