PIA Plane makes emergency landing being hit by bird

LAHORE, June 23 (Online): A PIA plane coming from Sharjah to Lahore was forced to emergency landing at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport due to bird strike.

PK-258 PIA flight was heading from Sharjah to Lahore and during the landing one of its engines was hit by a bird.

Captain landed the plane safely. As many as 168 passengers were on board the plane.

The plane was grounded after its landing.. The flight from Lahore to Dubai was cancelled.

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