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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 6:08 am
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Easyjet Flight Last Friday
Last Friday, August 15th, this Easyjet flight left Geneva for Luton. Ten minutes into the flight, the pilots encountered hail and returned immediately to GVA.

http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/f.braaksma/

Had some colleagues from IATA on this flight. Thought the forum might be interested in the pictures

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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 6:12 am
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The windscreen has been damaged by hail.
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 7:13 am
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Unbelievable pictures, can't imagine cost of repairs. How many other flights encountered similar damage?
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 7:25 am
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That's some serious damage!

Well, that's what you get for flying on a discount airline!
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 7:28 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LondonElite:
Well, that's what you get for flying on a discount airline!</font>
I doubt that a LH 737 would look any better after flying through a similar hail storm...
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 12:11 pm
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Wow... and I thought that BD jet with the damaged nose was bad!
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Old Aug 21, 2003 | 12:39 pm
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Crew and passengers are very fortunate, I'm suprised the turbines/fans didn't choke up with the hail.
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