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SriLankan Airlines responds after reports of engine lightning strike on Sydney flight
SriLankan Airlines has issued a statement on an incident involving its Sydney‐bound flight UL606, which departed Colombo early today (12)
Summary
Earlier today, reports stated that the flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the Katunayake Airport after it experienced a lightning strike on one of its engines shortly after departure. Issuing a statement, the airline confirmed that the aircraft landed safely with 207 passengers and 16 crew members on board, soon after the incident.
What this story is about
Organisations
- SriLankan Airlines4
- SriLankan3
- Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport
- Civil Aviation Authority Daminda Rambukwella
- UL 606.The Civil Aviation Authority
- Sydney‐bound
- Airbus
- UL606
Places
- Sydney4
- Katunayake Airport3
- Katunayake2
- Australia2
- Bandaranaike International Airport
- Sri Lankan
Keywords
- lightning4
- strike4
- flight3
- aircraft2
- after2
- emergency
- diverted
- responds
- suddenly
- landing
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SriLankan flight safe after lightning strikeNews First
A SriLankan aircraft bound for Sydney was suddenly diverted back to Katunayake due to a lightning strike.Gossip Lanka News English
SriLankan flight makes emergency landing at BIA after lightning strikeNewsWire English