{"id":9778,"date":"2018-04-04T07:01:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T07:01:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-04-04T07:01:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T07:01:56","slug":"dubai-flight-stranded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-flight-stranded\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Bound Flight And Passengers Stranded For Hours For This Sad Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The poor bird!<\/p>\n<p>A Dubai bound flight was stranded in Sri Lanka after a bird became lodged in the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The bird hit the flight as it prepared to\u00a0land at Mattala airport, causing the six hour\u00a0delay and affecting 166 passengers who were preparing to leave for Dubai on a Fly Dubai flight.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was eventually deemed safe for travel, after a crew of engineers surveyed the aircraft, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/news\/asia\/sri-lanka\/dubai-bound-flyers-stranded-for-6-hours-after-bird-hits-plane-1.2198992\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/announcements\/lovin-mega-yacht-brunch-april\" target=\"_blank\">READ:\u00a0Due To Popular Demand The Lovin Dubai Mega-Yacht Brunch Is Being Extended For THREE MORE DATES<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The poor bird! 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