The Airbus 320 aircraft was taking off from Kathmandu for Hong Kong with 59 passengers and crew members on board. The aircraft was under the command of Senior Captain R. P. Dhakal who took a life saving decision to abort the takeoff immediately after the bird strike. The bird stroke on the right engine of the aircraft and the fans of jet engines rotating at high speed sucked the bird inside the engine resulting the need for a major inspection leading the aircraft to be grounded in the hangar of Nepal Airlines.Nepal Airlines Corporation is the flag carrier airline of Nepal. Its head office is in the Nepal Airlines Corporation Building in Kathmandu, and its main base is Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
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