Iranian plane makes emergency landing after hitting bird

The accident occurred following smash of a flying bird to the cockpit resulting in the cracking of the window, a statement by the Kashan Airport said.

The emergency landing had nothing to do with technical issues and only was made for safety and security of the passengers, it said.

This is the second such an accident taking place in the Kashan Airport; Also last year, a Kashan-Mashhad flight had to make an emergency landing in Isfahan following a similar incident.

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