Vueling A320 at Amsterdam on Dec 12th 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: December 12, 2016 / 23:02:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8404
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EC-MBS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart for the flight about 75 minutes later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-8404
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EC-MBS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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