Easyjet A320 at Liverpool on Jul 21st 2016, bird strike
Last Update: July 25, 2016 / 21:57:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-7179
Departure
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-EZOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EZTD reached Malaga with a delay of 4:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in London for 24 hours before resuming service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-7179
Departure
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-EZOE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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