AirAsia Emergency Landing Blamed on ‘Bird Strike’

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Khmer Times/Taing Vida

Aviation officials say a “bird strike” forced an AirAsia jet that took off from Phnom Penh International Airport yesterday morning at 8:35 am to return for an emergency landing.

Flight AK 537D, which was bound for Kuala Lumpur, returned to the airport a few minutes after takeoff after it was struck by a bird, Khek Norinda, communications and marketing director at Cambodia Airports, which operates the airport, said yesterday.

“A few minutes later after taking off, the aircraft had to return… The flight is being delayed while the engine is being checked,” the communications director said. As of yesterday afternoon, the flight had been delayed until 12:20 am, according to departure screens at the airport.

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