Created Friday, Mar 17th 2023 18:04Z, last updated Friday, Mar 17th 2023 18:04Z
A Nouvelair Airbus A320-200, registration TS-INE performing flight BJ-640 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Tunis' runway 19 when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet and return to Tunis for a safe landing on runway 29 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration TS-IND reached Istanbul with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 24 hours after landing back.

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