A Condor flight suffered a bird strike while rolling for takeoff from Madeira Airport.
Thursday, April 25 2024, Condor #DE1579 departed Funchal for a 4-hour flight to Leipzig.
The flight was operated by an A321-211 with Yellow Stripes livery. The plane was 10 years old with registration D-AIAD.
The plane was rolling for takeoff on runway 05 of Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo Airport when the bird strike occurred.
The bird was ingested by the right engine. The incident was caught during a livestream from Madeira Airport Spotting.
Despite the bird strike happening at the worst moment, when the plane was on rotation and needed full thrust, the crew decided to continue the flight to Germany.
