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The Airbus A319-100 of the Colombian airline “Avianka”, registered N557AV, flying from Orlando, Florida (USA) to Bogotá (Colombia), nearly crashed on New Year’s Eve due to floating Christmas decorations in the air, writes the specialized edition The Herald of Aviation.
The plane was about to land at Bogotá airport at 20:09 local time on December 31, 2020 (03:09 on January 1, 2021) when the plane collided with a large plastic object floating in the air, which got tangled on the left side. engine, left wing and left horizontal stabilizer, as well as on the right engine, right wing and right horizontal stabilizer. The crew managed to land safely on the runway and quickly took the plane onto a taxiway and stopped at the scene, as the passengers were immediately evacuated from the machine, FOCUS reported.
Colombian media have suggested that the plastic object may have been a pyrotechnic balloon.
The airport, as well as the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority, have yet to comment on the incident.
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