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Bird Strike Affects Medview Airline Flight

First batch of 2017 Hajj Pilgrims from Kwara State being airlifted by Med-View Airline at the Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin, kwara State on Thursday.
First batch of 2017 Hajj Pilgrims from Kwara State being airlifted by Med-View Airline at the Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin, kwara State on Thursday.
Birds strike on Saturday night forced a Medview Airline to abort a Saudi bound flight at Ilorin airport.

In a statement, the airline said the B767 aircraft carrying 222 pilgrims was taxiing for takeoff when it was struck by a brood of birds forcing the pilot to abort the flight.

The 222  pilgrims were de boarded without incident, and arrangements are being made to provide another aircraft to airlift them today (SUNDAY).

The airline assured all pilgrims that the schedule for their airlift to the Holy Land will not be affected by the incident.

Meanwhile, the airline last night flew a  team of engineers and rotables to Ilorin to get the aircraft back to service.

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