Authorities have closed Guatemala’s international airport as volcanic ash blanketed planes and runways

Emergency

Guatemalan authorities have closed Guatemala’s international airport as volcanic ash blanketed planes and runways on Tuesday. Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport was temporarily closed after unfavorable wind conditions carried ash from the nearby and active Pacaya volcano its way, according to Guatemala’s Civil Aviation Authority. The Civil Aviation Authority announced the closure on Twitter,…

INCIDENT Air India Express ATR-72 experienced a major bird strike during the descent

Emergency

An Air India Express ATR 72-600 received sustainable damage to its right-hand wing after a large bird impacted and penetrated the wing-to-body fairing. The ATR 72-600, with registration VT-RKM, was performing flight 9I-714 from Chandigarh Airport to Dharamsala-Kangra Airport, with 45 passengers on board. Although the bird collided some 38 km away from Dharamsala airport,…