Plane’s Nose Crushed and Streaked with Blood After Hitting a Bird During Takeoff: Photos
Mar. 15, 2025Latam flight LA3367 on Feb. 20.Photo:Jerome Cadier/LinkedIn
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A passenger jet that struck a bird during takeoff was left significantly damaged and smeared in blood.
Latam Airlines confirmed its flight LA3367, which was departing from Rio de Janiero en route to São Paulo, struck a bird as it took off around 10:35 a.m. on Feb. 20. Substantial damage to the plane’s nose caused it to return to the airport. The flight returned at 11:04 a.m.,Agência Brasilreported, and the flight was subsequently canceled.
Dent in Latam flight LA3367.Jerome Cadier/LinkedIn
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According to Latam CEO Jerome Cadier, no one was injured and the flight returned safely to Rio.
Photos of the plane show the damaged nose — a massive hole, caving into the front — and a smaller dent where long blood streaks start.
In a statement, the airline shared its policy to adopt all safety measures possible, and apologized to the impacted passengers.
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“LATAM regrets the inconvenience caused and informs that it is offering the necessary assistance to all impacted customers, who will be re-accomodated on the company’s flights scheduled for today and tomorrow (Feb. 20 and 21),” the statement read.
In apost shared on LinkedIn, Cadier expressed his frustration with the incident — both in “disrupting the lives of all the passengers” and the impending financial impact on the airline.
“And so Brazilian aviation continues… the question is: who pays the bill?” Cadier wrote.
The incident follows several high-profile aviation accidents in recent weeks, which all varied in nature.
Two weeks earlier, on the night of Jan. 29, anAmerican Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collidedin mid-air near Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C. Atotal of 67 people diedin the accident.
source: people.com
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