Easyjet A319 at Basel on Sep 25th 2014, bird strike

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZIR performing flight U2-1073 from Basel/Mulhouse (Switzerland/France) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was rotating for takeoff from runway 15 when the right hand engine ingested a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at safe altitude and return to Basel for a safe landing on runway 15 about 15 minutes after departure.

A runway inspection between departure and landing found a dead black bird on the runway.

A replacement A319-100, registration G-EZMH, reached Barcelona with a delay of 4.5 hours.