Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Dec 18th 2021, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: December 19, 2021 / 07:46:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-224
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
HB-IHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration HB-JJL reached Santiago with a delay of 2:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 16 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Edelweiss Air
Flight number
WK-224
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
HB-IHY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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