Easyjet A319 at London and Munich on Jul 24th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: July 26, 2016 / 17:17:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-5385
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
G-EZAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight U2-5386, the flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then positioned as flight U2-9007 to London Gatwick and resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-5385
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
G-EZAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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