Air Malta Plane Rejects Take Off on Malta after Bird Strike
Air Malta flight KM-100 rejected take-off at Malta International Airport, Malta, on September 20.
The Airbus A319-100 to London Heathrow, United Kingdom, had just started taking-off when it struck a flock of birds.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.

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