COLOMBO : A SriLankan Airlines aircraft preparing to depart for London was forced to abort its take-off following a bird strike that damaged one of its engines.
The incident occurred while the aircraft was taxiing on the runway in preparation for its scheduled flight to the United Kingdom, when a bird was reportedly ingested into the aircraft’s right engine.
According to SriLankan Airlines, the flight crew acted immediately after detecting the problem, bringing the aircraft to a safe stop on the runway before taking steps to safely disembark all passengers.
A total of 269 people, including 15 crew members, were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.newsfirst
