Cathay Pacific flight CX-198 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Fort Myers, Florida, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely.
Iraqi Airways flight IA-916 had to return and make an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq, on November 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Najaf, Iraq, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All ninety-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Singapore but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1080 made an emergency landing in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-600 made a safe landing following bird strikes near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on April 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on final approach to Tehran when it received multiple bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.