Blue Air Liverpool

[Bravohotel]

FR24 is showing OB134 holding at 5000ft over Liverpool departed 2 hours ago burning off fuel expecting to make a low pass shortly for a gear inspection at EGGP

[RAT 5]

FR24 is showing OB134

I'm confused: FR is Ryanair and who is the other; and what does the message mean?

[Ian G]

Flightradar24 and 0B - Blue Air

[Ian G]

Does now look to have landed.

[180backtrack]

Local paper reporting problem was a suspected birdstrike.

[andyhargreaves]

Beeb reporting bird strike.

Suspect bird strike causes two-hour delay over Liverpool - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-33963099)

[lurkio]

Another example of outstanding research by the BBC

"Bird strikes usually involve airborne animals being sucked into aircraft engines during take-off and landing."

[PositiveClimbGearUp]

You do encounter an awful lot of buffalo and bison at 1500ft!

[Exnomad]

A skua could be difficult, Rocs are probably extinct

[Colours389]

The Daily Mail contained a cracking statement. "A passenger jet was forced to dump fuel and return to Liverpool Airport this afternoon after suffering a bird strike on take-off". Oh dear, when are the going to learn that a B737 cannot dump fuel?

[Gove N.T.]

just recently there was a 'roo strike in Aus. This happens from time to time too

[RAT 5]

They should raise the minima to allow for the jump height of a 'roo. It is an obvious obstacle.

[andyhargreaves]

The Daily Mail contained a cracking statement. "A passenger jet was forced to dump fuel and return to Liverpool Airport this afternoon after suffering a bird strike on take-off". Oh dear, when are the going to learn that a B737 cannot dump fuel?

Actually, it did dump fuel. Through the engines, relatively slowly ;)