Stubborn Vulture Plucked From Ryanair Wing Before Greece Flight
- A vulture was removed from the wing of a Ryanair flight at Iraklio airport on Crete to prevent potential damage before takeoff, according to the Patris daily newspaper.
- The vulture was captured by the fire service, placed in a fireproof jacket, and then taken to the island's natural history museum for care.
- The US National Transportation Safety Board reported bird remains found in a Ryanair plane engine after a July 10 incident where a blade broke and a cabin window shattered.
- Flight crews reported four suspected bird strikes on the Ryanair plane's engines in the year before the incident, but no damage was found during maintenance checks, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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A vulture that refused to budge had to be scraped off the wing of a Ryanair plane waiting for takeoff on the Greek island of Crete to prevent possible damage, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Large mobilization of the Fire Department at Heraklion airport to remove the vulture. The post Vulture caused a disturbance at Heraklion airport – It did not leave the wing of a plane that was ready for takeoff appeared first on in.gr.
Endangered bearded vulture delays flight at Crete’s Heraklion Airport
An international flight from Heraklion Airport in Crete was delayed on Sunday night after an unusual visitor — an endangered bearded vulture — settled on the aircraft’s wing and refused to leave. The pilot spotted the large bird while preparing for departure and alerted the control tower. Airport authorities subsequently called the Fire Service to […]
Firefighters at Heraklion airport on the Greek island of Crete rescued a recalcitrant vulture from the wing of a Ryanair plane ready for takeoff.
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