British Airways B772 at Delhi on Oct 14th 2015, multiple bird strikes
Last Update: October 16, 2015 / 20:43:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-143
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The aircraft needed to undergo repairs and remained on the ground for about 30 hours, the return flight BA-142 needed to be postponed to the next day.
Following the repairs the aircraft departed Delhi as flight BA-142D and reached London with a delay of 28 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-143
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
G-VIIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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