Fate of passengers or else… Emirates Airline could also be in the same situation as US!

Flamingo hit by plane: Just before the landing of Emirates Airlines flight EK-508, which took off from Dubai and reached Mumbai, a flock of flamingos collided with the plane. About 40 flamingos died in this incident. Now call this incident the bad luck of the flamingos or the good luck of hundreds of passengers aboard the Emirates Airlines aircraft. What other form could this incident have taken? To understand this, remember the emergency landing of US Airways aircraft in the Hudson River.

If you don’t remember this incident then let us remind you. On January 15, 2009, a US Airways aircraft took off from LaGuardia Airport for Douglas Airport. Apart from 150 passengers, 5 crew members were also present in this aircraft. After takeoff, the plane had reached a height of about 3200 feet, when a flock of swans came and collided with the plane. Due to this incident, both the engines of the plane stopped and the plane made a water landing in the Hudson River.

It was fortunate that this US Airways plane was near the Hudson River during the emergency, otherwise the flock of swans would have become a cause of disaster for 120 families. This incident is almost similar to the incident involving US Airways aircraft at Mumbai airport yesterday. The fortunate thing was that a flock of flamingos collided with the plane when it was landing. According to the current information, in this accident all the flamingos collided with the body of the aircraft, due to which the aircraft was definitely damaged but the passengers remained safe.

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Is this the first case of bird hitting a plane?
According to former CIFF Commandant Hemendra Singh, it is not that this is the first case of bird hitting a plane at Mumbai Airport. Yes, in this case, after colliding with the plane, the flamingos fell in the residential area, due to which a new discussion arose on this subject. Otherwise, if we talk about the incidents of bird strikes with aircraft, in the last year i.e. 2023, a total of 1143 incidents of bird strikes with aircraft were reported, out of which the maximum of 169 incidents were from Delhi Airport, while about 67 incidents of bird strike were reported at Mumbai Airport. Were.

How dangerous is a bird hitting an airplane?
According to a senior aviation safety official, bird strike incidents mostly occur during takeoff or landing. In most cases, birds either hit the windscreen of the aircraft, or get trapped in the engine. There have been many incidents of windscreen breaking due to collision. Engine blades often break due to birds getting stuck in the engine. In such a situation, either the engine catches fire or stops working. Both the airports are terrible from security point of view.

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Birds are a big challenge for the safety of aircraft
According to a senior aviation security official, on an average three cases of bird hits are being reported every day. Talking about Delhi Airport, Pariah kites, flamingos, crows, pigeons, herons, marals, sparrow owls and bats are a big challenge for flight operations. To deal with these birds, BASHM (Bird/Animal-Aircraft Strike Hazard Management) inspectors, bird chasers and sharp shooters are specially deployed at the airport. Apart from this, Falomi vehicles equipped with radio telephony and scarecrow devices have been deployed at the airport.

Some cases of bird strike at various airports

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