Aviation and Airport Incidents
Reports detail a bird strike incident affecting a SriLankan Airlines flight departing from Colombo to London, resulting in pilots rejecting the take-off. The incident affected one of the aircraft's engines.
A bird literally said "nah, not today" and became the most powerful air traffic controller in Colombo's history. Meanwhile, somewhere a pigeon is updating its LinkedIn: "Successfully redirected international flight operations. Multitasking skills: expert level."
The SriLankan Airlines flight UL503, scheduled to depart from Colombo to London Heathrow at 12:55 hrs today (28), experienced a suspected bird strike affecting one of its engines during take-off, resulting in the pilots rejecting the take-off. #lka #SriLanka #SriLankanAirlines https://t.co/j20WlZZNSt