On 10 September, a Swoop Boeing 737-800 (C-GXRW) operated domestic flight WO312 between Abbotsford and Edmonton, Canada. Shortly after take-off, the right hand engine suffered a bird strike. The pilots decided to return to Abbotsford and safely landed 21 minutes after initial departure.
The ultra low-cost airline, a subsidiary of WestJet, confirmed the incident and stated that all passengers and crew members safely left the aircraft. During an inspection of the engine, however, the impact of the bird required further maintenance hence the airline scheduled a replacement Boeing 737-800 (C-FONK) which departed Abbotsford as WO2312.
14 hours after the originally scheduled flight, the passengers were finally on their way to Edmonton. “We apologize to impacted travellers for the disruption and thank you for your continued patience,” the airline added in a statement.
Swoop 737 makes emergency landing in Canada after bird strike. https://t.co/IF1mUMtFpw pic.twitter.com/vr8lfR37uu
— Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) September 11, 2019
Update: We can confirm Flight 312 landed safely in Abbotsford due to a bird strike shortly after departure. All travellers were offloaded safely and without incident. Thank you to our captain and crew for ensuring the safety of our travellers.
— FlySwoop (@FlySwoop) September 10, 2019
