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PIA Dubai-bound flight cancelled after bird hits plane

The flight was rescheduled for Friday (today)

FAISALABAD (Dunya News) - A PIA plane bound for Dubai averted a major mishap when its pilot applied an emergency brake after one of its tyres burst due to the hit of a bird, Dunya News reported here on Thursday.

With the incident, the PIA flight was cancelled and rescheduled for Friday (today).

The plane was ready to take off when a bird hit its engine, causing the burst of its tyre.

The pilot intelligently applied an emergency brake before it took off. A thorough checking of the national carrier was conducted.

The PIA flight PK 223 had to carry 145 passengers to Dubai, but after the incident the passengers had to stay in a hotel, who now would leave on Friday.  

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