*KARACHI: **Pakistan International Airline plane narrowly escapes disasterafter having a bird hit.*
*A Lahore-bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) sufferedserious damage after a bird hit near Lahore on Monday.*
The flight PK-758 was coming from London to Lahore. The Boeing 777aircraft’s engine number one received considerable damage due to the birdhit.
However, the pilot of the aircraft successfully landed at the airport.Subsequently, the aircraft was grounded for maintenance.
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Owing to the negligence of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), theincidents of bird strikes have been consistently increasing at airportsacross the country.
In last seven months, more than 34 planes of Pakistan International Airline(PIA) were affected by bird strikes which caused millions of rupees loss tothe national flag carrier, sources had said.
