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Pegasus plane was hit by a bird in the air: It made an emergency landing at Sabiha Gökçen!

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A bird hit the Pegasus Airlines plane flying from Istanbul to Copenhagen shortly after takeoff.
The plane returned to Sabiha Gökçen Airport in accordance with security procedures and made an emergency landing; No damage was detected on the aircraft.

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The plane took off to fly Istanbul-Copenhagen flight number PC1071.

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Pegasus Airlines flight PC1071, flying from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen to Copenhagen, was hit by a bird shortly after take-off.

Following the incident, the plane returned to Sabiha Gökçen Airport and made an emergency landing within the scope of security procedures.

STATEMENT FROM PEGASUS

In its statement following the incident, Pegasus Airlines stated that no damage was detected on the plane.

The company's statement included the following statements:

A bird hit the Pegasus Airlines plane flying from Istanbul to Copenhagen shortly after takeoff.
The plane returned to Sabiha Gökçen Airport in accordance with security procedures and made an emergency landing; No damage was detected on the aircraft.