Easyjet A319 at Glasgow on May 7th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: May 9, 2022 / 15:17:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-6843
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-EZGR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airline reported the aircraft returned to a bird strike. No replacement aircraft was available, the passengers were offered rebooking onto other flights or cancellation as well as hotel accomodation when needed.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 14 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-6843
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Faro, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-EZGR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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