Hailstorm causes major damage to nose, cockpit windows of Austrian Airlines plane
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By Ayesha Ali and Kerem Inal June 9, 2024, 5:07 PM An Austrian Airlines flight suffered significant damage from hail, which took off part of the airplane's nose on Sunday, the airline said. Flight OS434 was flying from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna, Austria, when it hit a "thunderstorm cell," …
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By Ayesha Ali and Kerem Inal June 9, 2024, 5:07 PM An Austrian Airlines flight suffered significant damage from hail, which took off part of the airplane's nose on Sunday, the airline said. Flight OS434 was flying from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna, Austria, when it hit a "thunderstorm cell," …
Plane carrying 173 passengers and six crew made a mayday call after hailstones from a “thunderstorm cell” ripped apart its nose and damaged cockpit windows.
An Austrian Airlines airplane’s nose and cockpit windows were severely damaged by hail during a flight from Spain to Austria after encountering a thunderstorm cell, officials say.
