A typical Saab 340 airplane
A Melbourne-bound flight was cancelled this morning after it struck an animal on the Mildura Airport runway.
Rex
Airlines flight 3653, scheduled to depart Mildura Airport at 6.30am hit
an animal during takeoff, believed to have been a kangaroo.
Mildura
Airport CEO Bill Burke, a rex airlines spokeswoman and an Australian
Transport Safety Bureau spokesman all confirmed the plane hit a
kangaroo.
The airline said it had made alternative travel arrangements for its Melbourne-bound passengers.
Aircraft engineers have begun inspecting the Saab 340 twin-turboprop, which was deemed "unserviceable".
More to come.
| Owner/operator: | Regional Express Airlines |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Location: | Mildura Airport, VIC (MQL/YMIA) -
 Australia
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| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mildura Airport, VIC (MQL/YMIA) |
| Destination airport: | Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) |
Narrative:
Regional
Express (Rex) Airlines flight ZL3653, a Saab 340, impacted a kangaroo
during the initial stages of takeoff from Mildura Airport, VIC (MQL),
Australia.
The animal was hit by the propeller, disabling the
aircraft. News channels did not elaborate on the injruies sustained by
the kangaroo.
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