Israel - Arkia plane lands at Ovda base after hitting bird
An Arkia Israeli Airlines passenger plane, which served
the Defense Ministry, landed at the Ovda airbase in the Negev on Sunday after
it struck a bird.
After the pilot reported that the plane had struck a
bird, Israel Air Force ground crews positioned ambulances and fire trucks near
the runway. Arkia stressed that the plane's original destination was Ovda and
that it did not make an emergency landing.
Arkia said the plane's exterior was damaged. "It is
important to note that during the flight the passengers and the plane were
never in danger and the plane did not make an emergency landing," the
airlines said.
Two months ago an ATR-type Arkia plane carrying 67 people
was forced to make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport while flying from
Eilat to the Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv.
When a light came on in the cockpit indicating that one
of the engine's had caught fire, the pilot radioed in his intention to carry
out an emergency landing, Ben Gurion Airport declared a level-2 emergency
situation.
The plane's captain later said, "There was no fire
in the engine at any stage. When we noticed that the warning light was on, we
immediately turned the engine off. The passengers were never in danger."
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