Airblue A320 at Karachi on Sep 9th 2025, bird strike
Last Update: September 10, 2025 / 16:47:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-470
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-EDH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 23 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
PA-470
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
AP-EDH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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