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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A passenger airplane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a hearth knocked out one among its engines, the nation’s fireplace brigade stated.
Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800 airplane certain for Melbourne, Australia, landed within the New Zealand metropolis of Invercargill after the fireplace pressured a diversion.
Hearth engines met the airplane when it arrived in Invercargill about 50 minutes after takeoff from Queenstown, stated Lynn Crosson, shift chief for Hearth and Emergency New Zealand.
The reason for the engine fireplace and the variety of passengers on board the airplane weren’t instantly recognized, Queenstown Airport spokesperson Catherine Nind stated.
Virgin Australia stated in an emailed assertion that the incident might have concerned “a doable fowl strike.”
Queenstown, inhabitants 53,000, is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot on New Zealand’s South Island, well-known for its snowboarding, journey tourism and Alpine views.
The variety of birds placing planes at New Zealand airports is about 4 in each 10,000 plane actions, the nation’s aviation regulator says on its web site. The implications fluctuate in severity relying on the place the airplane is hit, the dimensions of the birds and the pilot’s response, the company says.
Passenger airplane lands safely in New Zealand after fireplace takes out an engine
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