Ryanair B738 at Bratislava on Dec 1st 2025, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: December 3, 2025 / 21:51:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Destination
Bari, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVV from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Bari (Italy), was accelerating for takeoff from Bratislava's runway 04 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed due to a bird strike into the right hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft slowed safely, vacated the runway via the taxiway 1200 meters down the runway and returned to the apron.

A replacement Buzz Boeing 737-800 registration SP-RKO reached Bari with a delay of about 90 minutes.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Bratislava for about 21 hours, then positioned to Milan Malpensa (Italy) but has not yet returned to service (Dec 3rd 2025).
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-EVV
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Destination
Bari, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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