Yekaterinburg –Bishkek flight delayed for 6 hours because of flock of birds

10:27, 18 июля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anastasia MOKRENKO

Flight to Bishkek from Yekaterinburg was yesterday delayed for 6 hours because of flock of birds. Russian media reported.

Birds hit the plane in . The flight to Yekaterinburg was postponed due to the forced repair of the nose cone. Damage of the fuselage was discovered during the post-flight inspection of the aircraft. It caused changes in the entire route. Flights of the Ural Airlines were delayed: from  — for 2 hours and from Anapa — for 2.5 hours.

People could not leave for Bishkek for 6 hours (flight U6-2985). People leaving for (U6-901) and (U6-2931) also had to wait for several hours.