Sharjah-Bound Flight Grounded After Bird-Hit

The flight carrying 164 passengers was starting on the runway for take-off at 7 AM, when the eagles hit the engine on the left side, res💃ulting in stoppage of the flight, airport sources said.

PTI

Updated on: 2 January 2023 1:08 pm

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The take-off of a Sharjah-bound Air Arabia flight from the international airport here was aborted after the aircraft was hit by two ♈eagles on Monda꧂y, airport sources said.

The flight carrying 164 passengers was starting on the runway for take-off at 7 AM, when the eagles hit the engine on the left 🐼side, resulting in stoppage of the flight, airport sources said. After all the passengers were disembarked, technicians checked the damage caused by the birds, one of which died a🍬fter hitting the blade, the sources added.

The sources said the ꦦaircraft would take off once the tec💫hnicians fix the problem. Some of the passengers were accommodated in hotels and those in the city went to their homes, the sources said.The airline's spokesperson could not be reached for comment.