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Monday, March 11, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 11, 2019
EasyJet plane safe after hitting flock of birds 20 kilometers from Ben Gurion
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn easyJet flight from Geneva to Tel Aviv slams into a flock of birds just 20 kilometers out from Ben Gurion Airport, when the plane is still 3,000 feet up.
The plane is damaged in the collision, but is brought in for a safe landing at Ben Gurion.
Officials then order the plane grounded for repairs.
The plane’s planned return flight, number EZY1526, from Tel Aviv to Geneva later today is canceled until a replacement plane can be flown in, the airline says.
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