QUIRKY WORLD... Social media in a flap over plane ‘nok’ strike

A Thai AirAsia plane hit a bird during a flight in Thailand, where the word for bird is ‘nok’, sparking social media confusion over whether the aircraft had collided with a plane from budget carrier Nok Air.

Within hours of the collision, Nok Air took to Twitter to set the story straight: “We would like to clarify that Nok Air did not clip another aircraft today.” The tweet added that the other plane had hit a real bird.