Two passenger planes escaped disaster at Karachi’s Jinnah InternationalAirport on Saturday as birds collided with both the aircraft while landing.
A bird hit the Qatar Airways flight QR-610 coming from Doha to Karachiwhile it was trying to land at runway 25L. The bird struck the enginenumber 2 of the plane which was carrying 150 passengers.
In the second incident, a bird also hit a PIA flight coming from Sukkur toKarachi. The bird struck the plane at a height of 2,500 feet during landing.
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The CAA’s relevant department has issued guidelines for pilots to observeprecautions while taking off and landing at the Karachi Airport, saidsources.
