AirBlue flight escapes disaster after bird hit at Karachi Airport
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An AirBlue flight from Jeddah to Karachi escaped a major accident as a bird hit the plane during landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to sources in Civil Aviation Authority, the bird hit the windscreen of the plane of AirBlue flight PA-171 during landing.
Despite the bird strike, the plane was completely safe and landed, the sources said.
Sources further said that more than 150 passengers were on board the flight.
The airport authority has not installed a bird repellant system for many years.
By installing a bird repellant system, aircraft are kept safe from birds.
Reporter: Shoaib Mukhtar