Karachi-bound flight escapes crash after bird hits engine

KARACHI: A Saudi Airline’s passenger plane narrowly escaped a crash after a bird hit its engine while landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, ARY News reported on Friday.

According to details, the airline’s Boeing 330 flight was carrying passengers from Jeddah to Pakistan when a bird hit its engine. However, the pilot managed to safely land the plane at the airport.

In a statement, the spokesperson of Saudi Airlines stated that a bird hit engine number 1 of the passenger flight, SV 700.

The aircraft was grounded temporarily, while the engineering staff began work on its repair to enable it for the next flight, SV 701 (Karachi to Jeddah), which was cancelled.

All passengers, waiting for the next flight, were sent back to hotel after the airline’s management announced its cancellation. The passengers will be sent to Jeddah tomorrow morning, the spokesperson added.

Earlier in February, A private airline’s passenger plane narrowly escaped an accident as its wing was damaged by a bird-hit while landing at New Islamabad International Airport.

According to details, an aircraft of a private airliner, PF-125, was hit by a bird which caused damage to the aircraft’s wing. However, the captain of the plane managed to safely land at the airport.