PIA B743 at Lahore on Jul 5th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: July 6, 2012 / 20:43:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
PK-302
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
The return flight was initially postponed, then cancelled.
The incident aircraft was able to position back to Karachi as flight PK-3032 the following day but did not resume service so far.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
PK-302
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BFU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-300
ICAO Type Designator
B743
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