Jetstar A320 at Cairns on Oct 9th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: October 10, 2015 / 21:59:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-978
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VFH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights, some the next morning.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cairns 36 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-978
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VFH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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