Easyjet A320 at Ponta Delgada on Jun 25th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: June 25, 2015 / 18:44:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-7625
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-EZTL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight U2-7626, passengers waiting for the return flight were told the aircraft received a bird strike, a maintenance engineer was being dispatched to Ponta Delgada. Later the airline informed the passengers, that no maintenance engineer could be sourced before the crew timed out and the flight had to be postponed to the following day. The passengers were taken to hotels.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-7625
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-EZTL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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