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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Returns to Istanbul After Bird Strike

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-80 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 2nd.

The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Azerbaijan Airbus Runway Overrun


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What: Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Baku to Istanbul
Where: Istanbul
When: Aug 12th 2010
Who: 119 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While attempting a landing in Istanbul, the plane overran the runway with flaps retracted. The nosegear collapsed.

Passengers disembarked on a mobile staircase.

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