A Boeing 737-800 operated by Spanish airline Air Europa suffered a runway excursion upon landing at Palma de Mallorca (PMI), in the Balearic Islands, Spain, on May 8, 2026.
The aircraft (with registration EC-OBP) was operating flight UX6079, inbound from Madrid-Barajas (MAD), and upon landing in Palma at around 20.30 local time, it skidded until it became immobilized at the edge of the runway.
Emergency services flocked to the aircraft to evacuate its occupants, although no one was injured in the incident.
The incident was reportedly caused by an earlier bird strike, which took place when the aircraft was departing Madrid. According to pictures posted online later on the same day, the impact appeared to have affected the aircraft’s frontal undercarriage and nose landing gear.
The pilots reportedly decided to carry on with the flight, rather than turn back to land since the bird impact had not affected the capacity of the aircraft to fly safely. Air Europa has its own maintenance facilities in Palma, where any potential damage could be inspected and repaired.
According to local media reports, shortly after the incident, and once it had been fully evacuated, the aircraft was later towed away for closer inspection. The affected runway remained closed for less than an hour.