The Boeing ‘strafed’ by the hail storm in Milan Malpensa

Editorial board
July 13, 2021 8:01 pm

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A plane partially reduced to a sieve by hail. This is what happened to Emirates’ Boeing 777 bound for New York, ‘machine gunned’ and damaged by hail immediately after take-off from Milan Malpensa.

The airplane of the Dubai company had recently taken off when it entered a hail storm that forced it to return quickly to Malpensa after 90 minutes from take-off, where it managed to land only after a first failed attempt.

Fortunately, no one on board was injured and the Boeing landed without further problems. On the other hand, the damage reported by the aircraft to the fairing was heavy.

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