Avianca A320 at Barranquilla on Jun 6th 2013, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: June 6, 2013 / 17:22:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9521
Departure
Barranquilla, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N599AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The airport complained that they can not get into control of migratory birds being attracted by large garbage dumps around the aerodrome despite the use of birds of prey as long as the garbage dumps exist.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9521
Departure
Barranquilla, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N599AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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