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Bird strike emergency landing at Bucharest airport

Overview

On October 9, 2026, a Wizz Air Malta flight (WMT3005) traveling from Bucharest to London Luton was forced to make an emergency landing at Henri Coandă International Airport following a bird strike shortly after takeoff.

Preliminary reports suggest a bird entered one of the engines, leading pilots to request an immediate return. The aircraft landed safely approximately 21 minutes after departure. Emergency crews from the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations were mobilized as a precaution. While there were reportedly over 200 people on board, no injuries or medical emergencies have been reported. The aircraft is undergoing technical inspections.

Entities

Henri Coandă International Airport · Wizz Air Malta · Avram Iancu International Airport

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Wizz Air Malta flight makes emergency landing in Bucharest after bird strike

    A Wizz Air Malta flight carrying over 200 people made an emergency landing at Bucharest's Henri Coandă Airport after a bird strike damaged an engine shortly after takeoff.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 8 sources
    Otopeni Airport receives emergency landing after bird strike

    A flight from Cluj to Antalya made an emergency landing at Bucharest's Otopeni Airport after a bird strike. No injuries were reported, and the aircraft is undergoing technical inspections.

Sources

airportcluj.ro · clicksanatate.ro · foaiatransilvana.ro · jurnaluldearges.ro · kanald.ro · news.yam.md · stiripesurse.ro · wowbiz.ro · zcj.ro