Jin Air flight heading to Vietnam returns home following bird strike

A Jin Air airplane bound for Vietnam returned home shortly after takeoff from the southeastern port city of Busan due to a bird strike, industry officials said Friday. The airplane departed Gimhae International Airport in Busan, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, for Nha Trang at 7:55 p.m. Thursday, but was struck by a flock of birds. The plane circled the airport to burn off fuel and landed at Incheon International Airport near Seoul. A total of 150 passengers and six crew members were aboard the plane at the time. A Jin Air official said they decided to head to Incheon airport due to nighttime takeoff and landing curfews at Gimhae airport.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times