Hindi natuloy ang paglipad ng isang eroplano ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) sa Davao City airport na papuntang Maynila matapos salpukin ng ibon, o ang tinatawag na “bird strike” nitong Miyerkoles.
Pinabulaanan din ni PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna ang mga lumabas na impormasyon na sumabog ang isa sa mga makina ng eroplano.
“There is no truth to reports circulating that a PAL aircraft’s engine exploded as it was departing from Davao,” sabi ni Villanuna sa GMA News Online.
Nangyari umano ang bird strike habang papalipad o pa-take off dakong 1:00 p.m.
“This is what happened: PR 814 Davao-Manila pushed back from its parking bay at 1:10 p.m. It taxied towards the main runway then, after, executed a takeoff roll on the main runway, but midway experienced a bird strike,” sabi ni Villaluna.
“The pilot halted the flight, thus preventing takeoff and returned the plane to ramp at 1:34 p.m.,” dagdag niya.
Inalalayan naman umano ang mga pasahero na makakuha ng panibago nilang flights.
“Our pilots are trained to respond accordingly and, in this case, the decision was to halt the flight and return to ramp,” sabi ni Villaluna.
“All passengers were assisted in ... rebooking ... their flights. Foods and drinks were provided. No one was hurt,” dagdag niya.— FRJ, GMA News
