Nose radome of an Iberia A321 was damaged during departure from Madrid Barajas Airport.

El IB579, que volaba hacia París, consiguió llegar a tierra sin ningún herido. El impacto con el ave dañó la carcasa del radar de la nave.

El IB579, que volaba hacia París, consiguió llegar a tierra sin ningún herido. El impacto con el ave dañó la carcasa del radar de la nave.

Iberia flight IB579 was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane was hit by a bird strike shortly after taking off from Madrid en route to Paris on Sunday (Aug 3). The Spanish carrier told aviation outlet AeroTime that the Airbus A321XLR struck a "large bird on the front section of the aircraft

An Airbus A321XLR (registration EC-OOJ) operated by Iberia was forced to return to Madrid-Barajas Airport on Sunday morning after a bird strike caused.

Der Airbus A321 XLR der spanischen Fluglinie mit dem Kennzeichen EC-OOJ, der Anfang Juli ausgeliefert worden war, war am Sonntag (3. August) als Flug IB579 von Madrid nach Paris-Orly unterwegs. Doch er musste kurz nach dem Start umkehren. Grund war Vogelschlag beim Steigflug über der Startbahn 36L des spanischen Hauptstadtflughafens, wie das auf Zwischenfälle spezialisierte Portal Aviation Herald berichtet.

El IB579, que volaba hacia París, consiguió llegar a tierra sin ningún herido. El impacto con el ave dañó la carcasa del radar de la nave.

An Iberia Airbus A321XLR registered EC-OOJ bound for Paris-Orly as flight IB579 was forced to return to Madrid-Barajas Airport on Sunday after colliding

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El vuelo IB579 de Iberia con destino a París tuvo que regresar a Barajas tras impactar contra un ave; la cabina se llenó de humo y hubo momentos de tensión entre los pasajeros

Nose radome of an Iberia A321 was damaged during departure from Madrid Barajas Airport.

On August 3, 2025, an Iberia Airbus A321XLR (EC-OOJ) operating flight IB579 from Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff, causing significant damage to the nose radome and weather radar. The pilots declared an emergency and safely returned to Madrid 20-30 minutes later, with no injuries reported.

Un avion de tip Airbus A320 al companiei aeriene spaniole Iberia care efectua zborul IB579 de la Madrid la Paris s-a întors de urgenţă din drum, la scurt timp după decolare, după coliziunea cu un vultur, în urma căreia o parte din botul avionului a fost smuls, relatează Le Figaro.

A PACKED holiday plane was left with a smashed nose and damaged engine after hitting a large bird midair – forcing 182 terrified passengers into an emergency landing. Iberia flight IB579 had …

Le vol IB579 d'Iberia Flight a décollé de l'aéroport de Madrid en direction d'Orly mais a été contraint de faire demi-tour très rapidement après avoir percuté un oiseau.

Iberia flight IB579 was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane was hit by a bird strike shortly after taking off from Madrid en route to Paris on Sunday (Aug 3). The Spanish carrier told aviation outlet AeroTime that the Airbus A321XLR struck a "large bird on the front section of the aircraft

El incidente se produjo en torno a las 18.30 horas, cuando la tripulación del vuelo IB579 con destino al aeropuerto parisino de Orly comunicó al control aéreo el impacto con un ave.