Wizz A321 at Constanta on Jun 12th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: June 13, 2019 / 20:59:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air UK
Flight number
W9-3776
Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom
Destination
Constanta, Romania
Aircraft Registration
G-WUKC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight on schedule and remained on the ground for about 20 hours. Then the aircraft departed for flight W9-3775 back to Luton.
The airline reported about 200 passengers booked onto the return flight were taken to hotels over night and were able to depart the following afternoon.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air UK
Flight number
W9-3776
Departure
London Luton, United Kingdom
Destination
Constanta, Romania
Aircraft Registration
G-WUKC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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