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Plane returns to airport after hitting bird
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Passengers board a Batik Air Airbus A320 at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta on Oct. 8, 2017. On Saturday, a Batik Air flight heading to North Sulawesi was forced to return to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after experiencing a technical problem. (The Jakarta Post/Bagus BT. Saragih)
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Batik Air plane that had taken off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten and destined for Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado, North Sulawesi, reportedly returned to Soekarno-Hatta because of a technical problem after hitting a bird on Saturday.
Batik Air corporate communication strategic officer Danang Mandala Prihantoro said the Airbus A320-200 CEO, which was carrying seven crew members and 125 passengers, took off at 6:20 p.m.
“At 6:48 p.m., the pilot returned to Soekarno-Hatta because the warning light was on. His decision was based on operational procedures to ensure flight safety and security,” he said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com on Sunday.
After communicating with ground staff, the aircraft landed safely in Soekarno-Hatta at 7:57 p.m. All passengers were asked to disembark the aircraft.
“After carefully examining the plane, the technicians reported traces of a bird were found on the front of the plane’s engine. It required a significant amount of time before the plane was declared safe to fly,” Danang said.
Batik Air transported the passengers using another plane on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
“We tried to minimize the impact of the incident so that other Batik Air flights would run to schedule,” he added. (vla)
