Wizz A320 at Bourgas on Sep 16th 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: September 16, 2016 / 17:55:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4551
Departure
Bourgas, Bulgaria
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-LWC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration HA-LYU positioned to Bourgas, performed the flight and is estimated to reach London with a delay of 7.5 hours.
The airport reported a bird impacted the aircraft.
Passengers reported they observed while disembarking the aircraft, that the main tyres were deflated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4551
Departure
Bourgas, Bulgaria
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
HA-LWC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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