Bird strike leaves hole in plane while landing

By Photo: Emirates 247. The picture may look like a live-action version of a scene from a cartoon, but it really happened. An Air Namibia passenger flight collided with a bird causing significant damage to the aircraft while landing at Hosea Kutaka International Airport. The A319-100 aircraft, carrying

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Published 22 January 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:15

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Bird strike leaves hole in plane while landing

The picture may look like a live-action version of a scene from a cartoon, but it really happened.

An Air Namibia passenger flight collided with a bird causing significant damage to the aircraft while landing at Hosea Kutaka International Airport.

The A319-100 aircraft, carrying 112 passengers, landed safely, reported Namibian.com

The airline spokesperson reportedly apologized to passengers as some of the departure times had to be revised following the incident.

Meanwhile, a passenger tweeted pictures showing a hole across the aircraft’s underbody panels.

Bird strike leaves hole in plane while landing

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