Bird hits engine of El Al plane in India

A bird hit the engine of an El Al plane taking off from Mumbai, India towards Tel Aviv on Thursday (Dec 24) night, Ynet has learned. The pilot on flight LY072 decided not to take any chances and turned back. The company stresses that the passengers or plane were not in danger during the incident.
Last week, an El Al plane was involved in a serious safety incident at Ben-Gurion Airport, as it was taking off from the same runway a Lufthansa plane was about to land on. The incident is believed to have been caused by the control tower.
25/12/09 Ynet news.com, Israel

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Categories: Airports Dec 2009, Foreign Dec 2009, Safety Dec 2009