ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277986
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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2022 |
| Time: | 15:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-111 |
| Owner/operator: | easyJet UK |
| Registration: | G-EZGR |
| MSN: | 4837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B5/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) |
| Faro Airport (FAO/LPFR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EasyJet UK flight U26843, an Airbus A319-111, suffered a bird strike on departure from Glasgow Airport. The flight crew decided to turn back to Glasgow. A safe landing was carried out, 40 minutes after takeoff.
An EasyJet spokeswoman said: “EasyJet can confirm that the Captain of flight EZY6843 from Glasgow to Faro took the decision to return to Glasgow following a bird strike. The aircraft landed normally and was met by emergency services as a precaution only and in line with procedures. The safety and well being of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.
“Unfortunately as there was no replacement aircraft available operate the flight to Faro or the return flight EZY6844 from Faro to Glasgow we provided customers with the option of transferring to another flight for free or receiving a refund if they no longer wished to travel, as well as hotel accommodation and meals where required. While this was outside of easyJet’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience experienced.”
The incident aircraft resumed service the following morning.
Sources:
1. https://news.stv.tv/west-central/easyjet-flight-turns-back-to-glasgow-for-emergency-landing-after-bird-strike
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-ezgr#2bc4924f
3. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/8832256/easyjet-plane-glasgow-emergency/
4. https://www.aeroinside.com/16947/easyjet-a319-at-glasgow-on-may-7th-2022-bird-strike
5. https://avherald.com/h?article=4f88d2ea&opt=0
6. https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-easyjet-flight-mid-air-23903277
7. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/easyjet-flight-forced-return-glasgow-26912540
8. https://news.stv.tv/west-central/easyjet-flight-turns-back-to-glasgow-for-emergency-landing-after-bird-strike
Media:
G-EZGR Airbus A319-111 @ Bristol 11/08/2018@
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2022 09:57 | harro | Added |
| 09-May-2022 09:58 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2022 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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