維珍澳洲航班疑遇飛鳥撞擊 新西蘭起飛後即急降
新西蘭皇后鎮機場表示，維珍澳洲一架波音737-800型客機(VA148)於當地時間今日(17日)下午近6時飛往澳洲墨爾本，起飛後不久引擎一度起火及發出巨響，目前已緊急降落新西蘭南島城市因弗卡吉爾機場。
據了解，該航班上共有73人，一名乘客及一名機組人員受傷，維珍澳洲指出，事件可能是遇到飛鳥撞擊引致。有機上乘客指，機長廣播稱左邊引擎曾發生鳥擊，導致客機顛簸。新西蘭消防部門表示，客機起飛約50分鐘後安全降落，已派出消防和救護車到場協助。
Virgin Australia Boeing 737-8FE aircraft (VH-YIV) had to divert to New Zealand's Invercargill Airport for a safe landing on Runway 04, owing to bird strike while operating flight VA148 from Queenstown (ZQN) to Melbourne (MEL) earlier today.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) June 17, 2024
Flight : https://t.co/ZYC9B8t8fX… pic.twitter.com/kvx2DvXEAL
Greetings from Invercargill onboard this VA148 BOEING flight. Can confirm that the BOEING had no fault on its own part, rather several bird strikes as we departed from Queenstown. pic.twitter.com/6lr0Rc5iQK
— Drawyah (@DrawyahYT) June 17, 2024
