Virgin Australia B738 at Queenstown on Jun 17th 2024, bird strike
Last Update: June 17, 2024 / 15:37:15 GMT/Zulu time
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIV performing flight VA-148 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 73 people on board, was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when a bird was ingested by the right hand e...
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIV performing flight VA-148 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 73 people on board, was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when a bird was ingested by the right hand e
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 17, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
FL-342
Departure
Not revealed
Destination
Not revealed
Aircraft Registration
N343434
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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