By Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin
Birds’ strike on Saturday night forced a Medview Airline to abort a Saudi bound fl ight at Ilorin International airport in Kwara state. Th e airline said the B767 aircraft carrying 222 pilgrims was taxing for take – off when it was struck by a brood of birds forcing the pilot to abort the fl ight. Th e 222 pilgrims were de boarded without incident, and arrangements are being made to provide another aircraft to airlift them on Sunday (yesterday). Th e airline assured all pilgrims that the schedule for their airlift to the holy land would not be aff ected by the incident.
