FlyDubai incident being investigated, CAAN claims that there was no bird-hit

Published On: April 25, 2023 01:21 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


KATHMANDU, April 25: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is going to re-study after FlyDubai released information about a bird-hit during its flight on Monday night.

CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula said that the dialogue between the air traffic control (ATC) of Tribhuvan International Airport and the pilot and the information released by FlyDubai contradict each other.

The pilot told the ATC that there was a problem with the engine after the incident. When we took the initial information, we got information that the air flow was not enough," he said, "However, according to FlyDubai, there was a bird-hit. So, we are going to further investigate the matter.”

At 9:20 PM on Monday night, after a problem occurred in the Kathmandu-Dubai flight of FluDubai, it made a round in the sky of Kathmandu and reached Dhading. Later, the pilot informed the Nepali ATC that the problem had been resolved and the aircraft flew towards its destination according to the checklist.


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