Nigeria, April 16 -- United Nigeria Airlines on Wednesday reported another bird strike involving one of its aircraft, forcing the airline to ground two planes within 24 hours and disrupting its flight operations.

In a statement, the airline said the latest incident occurred during the landing of its Airbus A320-200 aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

"The incident occurred on landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Port Harcourt International Airport, operating Flight UN0515. and affected the nose section of the aircraft," the airline said.

The aircraft was immediately withdrawn from operations.

According to the airline, "in line with our strict and uncompromising safety standards, [the ai...