*KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane has made emergencylanding after reported bird hit.*
*PIA flight PK-735 enroute to Jeddah made an emergency landing at JinnahInternational Airport after a bird hit it.*
According to a PIA spokesperson, the ‘nose cone’ of the plane was damagedafter being hit by a bird near Karachi. He said that the Boeing 777 wasdeparture from Peshawar and was carrying above 300 passengers.
He said that the pilot however made a successful landing at the Karachiairport despite its nose cone was demanded. All the passengers safelydisembarked the aircraft and there were no injuries, the spokes person saidand added that the plane would departure for its destination after repairwork.
Earlier, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight narrowly escaped adisaster after the plane’s tyres burst right before take off from Lahoreairport on august 8, last year.
According to local media reports, the flight PK-2057 carrying 395 pilgrimsfor Hajj was ready to take off for Jeddah from Allama Iqbal InternationalAirport but when the plane was taxiing to the runway, a bird hit the planeand its tyres burst.