Ethiopian airliner hits swarm of locustsAn Ethiopian airliner (Pictured) was on Thursday diverted to Addis Ababa Airport after colliding with a swarm of locust midair. The plane, Boeing 737-700, registration ET-ALN performing flight ET-363 was flying from Djibouti to Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. As it was approaching Dire Dawa for a landing, the aircraft initially flew through a small number of locusts, Aero-News, a multi-channel aviation digital hub reported. The crew decided to approach Dire Dawa with caution since the locusts were not enough to prevent them from approaching the airport. Subscribe Now »The pilot tried twice to land at Dire Dawa without success and the plane was diverted to Addis Ababa where it landed safely 30 minutes later.

Source: Standard Digital January 13, 2020 11:26 UTC