A Dubai-bound plane is continuing its flight as normal after a bird strike during take-off in Nepal.
The incident occurred at Kathmandu airport on Monday evening.
An airline representative said standard procedures were followed to determine whether it was safe for the plane to continue its journey.
Flydubai's FZ 576 is scheduled to arrive at Dubai International Airport at 12.14am on Tuesday.
“Flydubai flight FZ 576 from Kathmandu Airport (KTM) to Dubai International (DXB) experienced a bird strike during take-off from Kathmandu,” said the flydubai representative.
“After following standard procedure, the flight will continue as normal to Dubai and is scheduled to land in DXB at 00:14 local time.”
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World's safest low-cost airlines - in pictures
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AirlineRatings.com has released its 2022 top 10 of the world's safest low-cost airlines. First on the alphabetical list is Air Arabia, the first budget carrier in the UAE. -
A Thai Air Asia Airbus A320-200 plane at Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok. Reuters -
Allegiant Air operates in the US and is North America's 14th biggest airline. AFP -
An airBaltic Airbus A220-300 at Munich International Airport -
Incident records, crash records and fleet age were among the factors used to compile the list. UK operator easyJet has 31 planes in a fleet that flies throughout Europe. AFP -
flydubai operates to more than 90 destinations from its Dubai hub. Jeff Topping for The National -
Colorado carrier Frontier Airlines flies to more than 100 US destinations and employs more than 3,000 staff. Getty -
Jetstar Group, launched by Australia's flag carrier Qantas, has operated out of Melbourne since 2017. AFP -
JetBlue, which has its headquarters in New York, is North America's seventh-biggest airline by passengers carried. AFP -
An IndiGo Airlines aircraft in Ahmedabad, India. The low-cost carrier is the country's largest passenger airline. Reuters -
Since its formation in 1984, Irish carrier Ryanair has grown to be one of the giants of low-cost travel, with a fleet of more than 400 and bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. AFP -
Singapore Airlines' low-cost subsidiary Scoot Airlines ranks in the top 20. Getty Images -
Southwest is the world's largest low-cost airline. AP -
India's SpiceJet flies to 64 destinations, including 52 domestic and 12 international routes. EPA -
Spirit Airlines, one of the largest low-cost carriers in the US. Bloomberg -
Vueling, Spain's largest airline, has hubs in Barcelona and Rome. AFP -
VietJet Air flies to 46 destinations from Hanoi in Vietnam. AFP -
Volaris Airlines is the second largest airline in Mexico after flag carrier Aeromexico and the main operator for domestic flights. AFP -
Canada's WestJet airlines operates more than 700 North American flights a day, carrying more than 66,000 passengers. AFP -
Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline that flies to 44 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and that has a subsidiary in the UAE, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, rounded the original top 10 list and is one of the world's safest budget airlines. AFP
