39 flamingos killed as Emirates aircraft flies into flock near Mumbai

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on May 21, 2024
The incident brought back memories of US Airways's 2009 accident in which an A320 aircraft lost both its engines after it flew into a flock of migratory Canadian geese, which led to the famous Hudson river 'ditching'. Lesser flamingos, smallest of the species, weigh up to 1.5kg & fly at 40-60kmph when migrating long distances...

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