"Bird Found in Vehicle's Engine" - Aircraft carrying 190 individuals reverts course.
Unexpectedly, a plane filled with 190 passengers had to make a U-turn on Friday evening while en route from Dortmund to Katowice, Poland. During the takeoff of the Boeing 737, it was reported that one or more birds got sucked into the engine. As a precautionary measure, the pilot decided to turn around and land again at Dortmund Airport. The landing was carried out without any mishaps, and no one was injured. However, one of the engines had been damaged, so the passengers needed to disembark and continue their journey on a different plane.
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- Due to the incident, the scheduled Air Traffic between North Rhine-Westphalia and Katowice, Poland, was disrupted, causing delays for other flights.
- After the emergency landing, the passengers learned that the affected Boeing 737 would be flown back to its base in Germany for engine repairs.
- Meanwhile, alternatively arranged flights were made available for the stranded passengers, with some choosing to continue their journey via Dortmund to Katowice.
- Interestingly, this incident echoed a similar incident in 2009 when a passenger plane had to turn back from Dortmund to Berlin-Tegel due to a bird striking the plane's engine.
- As a side note, Dortmund Airport has been preparing for the arrival of additional planes from various airlines, including Lufthansa, to accommodate Germany's increasing air traffic demand.