Lufthansa A320 at Rome on Oct 21st 2021, bird strike
Last Update: October 21, 2021 / 19:03:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1874
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AIWG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The return flight LH-1875 needed to be cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in Rome about 9 hours after landing.
A passenger booked onto the return flight reported their flight got cancelled, they were told about a bird strike at the gate.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1874
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AIWG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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