By John Smith • Published: 11 Nov 2020 • 11:07
PASSENGERS on Iberia flight IB3921 to Madrid which departed from Palma at 9.40pm yesterday (November 10) were taken aback as 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot announced that they were returning to Palma due to technical problems.
Upon landing, it was explained that there had been a bird strike in one of the engines which had to be checked for damage and passengers were initially advised that there would be a delay but the flight would operate.
Eventually it was decided that it couldn’t take off again that night and there were long queues at the Iberia desk to either obtain a taxi (for those with homes on the island) or hotel accommodation.
The airline made arrangements for passengers to travel on other airlines the following day.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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