Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Indeed not - but an MOR will have been filed with the CAA, so the OP should ask them instead.
Thank you Dave.
Originally Posted by
excrab
Most birds just bounce off, with minimal damage or none to the aircraft but lots to the bird.
would have thought a bird strike serious enough for them to return to land at Gatwick and then ground the aircraft for 24 hours would have been picked up by someone and posted on prune, as the Manchester one was a few years ago.
That was my thought too. To cancel a flight there must have been damage, or enough suspected damage to warrant an inspection.