Ryanair Plane Damaged by 'Big Bird' in Bulgaria's Plovdiv
Incidents | May 14, 2015, Thursday // 16:21| views
Plovdiv Airport. File photo
A Ryanair plane was struck by a bird while landing at Plovdiv Airport at about 21:00 on Wednesday evening, local news sources say.
The bird seems to have caused engine trouble to the Boeing aircraft, and it took repair workers a few hours to fix it, daily Trud reports.
The aircraft managed to take off at 01.35 EEST on Thursday morning.
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