Take-off aborted as British Airways jet runs into flock of birds

As a result, another British Airways plane had to be sent from Johannesburg which eventually took off from the Victoria Falls airport for Johannesburg around 9pm.
Tour and adventure operators who had clients on board told the Chronicle that the incident happened when the plane was taking off at around 2:30pm.
Also airport officials confirmed the incident adding that the pilots decided to return to the airport to assess the aircraft.

“The plane was taking off when it ran into a flock of birds and to avert a potential disaster, the pilots returned.
“The birds slightly damaged the engines making it impossible to proceed with the journey,” said an official on condition of anonymity.

The official further referred the reporter to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (Caaz) headquarters in Harare for a detailed comment to Johannesburg.