Flight to Skardu Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Hits Plane

Flight to Skardu Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Hits Plane

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Shortly after taking off from Lahore on Sunday morning, a private airline flight headed for Skardu had to make an emergency return due to a bird strike event.

During takeoff from Lahore, Flight PA-481 was struck by a bird, thus the pilot decided to cancel the flight and safely return the aircraft to the Lahore airport, according to an airline official.

After the emergency landing, the airline announced that 149 passengers were safely offloaded.

The representative further stated that the return flight from Skardu to Lahore and the flight to Skardu had been canceled.

The flight was canceled for safety and technical examination after the bird attack reportedly damaged two of the aircraft’s engine number two blades.

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