Malta A320 at Berlin on Dec 31st 2022, bird strike
Last Update: January 2, 2023 / 17:19:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-377
Departure
Berlin, Germany
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported due to the bird strike they suffered a shortage of aircraft forcing them to cancel a number of flights on Jan 1st 2023.
A replacement Smartlynx A321-200 registration YL-LDR reached Malta the following day with a delay of 19 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Berlin about 48 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-377
Departure
Berlin, Germany
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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