Niki A320 at Menorca on May 8th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: May 9, 2016 / 14:40:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-3366
Departure
Innsbruck, Austria
Destination
Menorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
OE-LEX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Menorca for about 24 hours, then departed Menorca for a positioning flight back to Austria.
A replacement Air Berlin Boeing 737-700 registration D-AHXE positioned from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Menorca to complete the last sector of flight HG-3366 from Menorca to Palma Mallorca reaching the final destination with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Niki
Flight number
HG-3366
Departure
Innsbruck, Austria
Destination
Menorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
OE-LEX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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