PA201 - Incident: Airblue A321 at Karachi on Nov 5th 2026
Created Friday, Nov 6th 2026 16:37Z, last updated Friday, Nov 6th 2026 16:37Z
An Airblue Airbus A321-200, registration AP-BMW performing flight PA-201 from Islamabad to Karachi (Pakistan), was on approach to Karachi's runway 25R when a bird impacted the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 25R.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 33 hours after landing.
The damage:
Source: The Aviation Herald
PA201 around Nov 5, 2026
From Airportia's flight history: PA201 ISB–KHI in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 6 | 10:56 | 12:41 | Landed |
| Thu, Nov 5 story | 10:56 | 12:41 | Landed |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 10:58 | 12:45 | Landed |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 17:00 | 12:45 | Unknown |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 11:41 | 13:22 | Landed Late |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 16:00 | 12:45 | Unknown |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 11:00 | 12:44 | Landed |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 11:05 | 12:50 | Landed |