Qatar A333 at Lahore on May 10th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: May 11, 2016 / 08:03:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-628
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
A7-AED
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight QR-629 and is still on the ground in Lahore 17.5 hours after landing.
The passengers booked onto the return flight are estimated to depart Lahore the next morning on flight QR-621, which was upgraded from a Boeing 787-800 (254 passenger seats) to a Boeing 777-300 (Registration A7-BAB with 335 passenger seats). The flight is scheduled to arrive with a delay of 18 hours in relation to flight QR-629.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-628
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Lahore, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
A7-AED
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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