British Airways A388 at Johannesburg on Sep 26th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: September 27, 2022 / 18:35:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-55
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
G-XLED
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight however and is still on the ground in Johannesburg about 36 hours after landing.
A passenger booked onto the return flight BA-56 reported they were ready to embark the aircraft when they were told very late the aircraft had received a bird strike.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-55
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
G-XLED
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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