Easyjet Switzerland A320 at Santiago Compostela on Nov 20th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: November 21, 2016 / 20:57:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 20, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet Switzerland
Flight number
U2-1337
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
HB-JYA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground about 38 hours after landing.
A replacement Easyjet A320-200 registration G-EZTH was dispatched to Santiago to perform the return flight U2-1338 and reached Geneva with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 20, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet Switzerland
Flight number
U2-1337
Departure
Geneva, Switzerland
Destination
Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Aircraft Registration
HB-JYA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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