A domestic private airline’s passenger aircraft narrowly escaped a disasterafter one of its wings got damaged by a bird strike.
As per details, the Islamabad-bound flight from Karachi, PF-125, was hit bya bird while landing at the New Islamabad International Airport on Thursday.
The impact of the strike was so strong that it caused a hole in theaircraft’s wing. Nonetheless, the captain managed to land the plane safely.——————————
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A spokesperson of the airline confirmed the development and said that theaircraft has been grounded and their engineers are working to repair it.
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The incidents of bird strikes are constant at various airports of thecountry, especially in Karachi and Lahore, due to a lack of cleanliness inthe adjacent areas.
Due to these strikes, the airlines incur losses of millions of rupees inrepair work of affected planes.
To control these occurrences, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hasdecided to install the acoustic bird repellent system at the country’smajor airports to ensure flight safety.
