Southwest Airlines flight WN-105 had to return for an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 164 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Lufthansa flight LH-1403 had to reject take off from Prague, Czech Republic, on December 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-8404 had to reject take off from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for London Luton Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Republic Airways flight YX-3311 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Newark, New Jersey, on December 5th.
The plane was flying from Saint Louis, Missouri, when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 4th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2183 had to reject take off from Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 28th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew reported multiple bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-777 ran into severe turbulence while descending toward Sydney, Australia, on November 29th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Kunming, China, when it was hit by severe turbulence that injured 5 passengers and 2 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospital.
Pegasus Airlines flight PC-383 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3286 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes in Burbank, California, on November 24th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from Oakland, California, when it suffered bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Condor Airlines flight DE-2291 had to reject take off from Cape Town, South Africa, on November 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The emergency services had to cool down the right hand brakes as the plane vacated the runway.
EasyJet Switzerland flight U2-1337 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Santiago De Compostela, Spain, on November 20th.
The plane flying from Geneva, Switzerland, was on approach to Santiago De Compostela when it suffered a bird strike.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight AA-2444 had to return and make an emergency landing in Saint Louis, Missouri, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The NTSB is investigating.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-66 made a safe landing following a lightning in Muenster, Germany, on November 18th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on approach to Muenster when lightning struck it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Finnair flight AY-427 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on November 19th.
The plane took off for Rovaniemi, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 166 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Avianca Brazil Airlines flight O6-6235 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 10th.
The Airbus A318-100 plane was flying from Brasilia, Brazil, when a vulture hit it, damaging the radome.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1245 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 10th.
The plane flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was on final approach to Buenos Aires when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-2033 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bremen, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Stuttgart, Germany, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Wizz Air flight W6-2927 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Charleroi, Belgium, was diverted due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Tigerair flight TR-2067 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused the captain’s windshield to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 156 people aboard remained safe.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3554 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on October 29th.
The Canadair CRJ-700 plane took off for Columbus, Ohio, but had to return shortly afterwards due to bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Lancaster Airport in Lititz, Pennsylvania, on October 25th.
The pilot of the twin-engine Beechcraft BE58 plane declared an emergency after it hit a deer on take-off from the Wings Field Airport, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, resulting in damage to the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 4 people aboard remained unhurt.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-364 had to reject take off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on October 21st.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was accelerating to take off for Baltimore, Maryland, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-2595 was struck by lightning after taking off from Munich, Germany, on October 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was heading to Moscow, Russia, when it experienced a lightning strike.
However, the crew reported that there were no adverse indications and decided to continue the flight.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
BoraJet flight YB-9907 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on October 19th.
The Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Manchester, England, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in the windshield.
The plane, that was carrying the members of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane that safely transported the team to Manchester.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2229 safely landed in Salt Lake City, Utah, after bird strikes on October 16th.
The plane flying from Seattle, Washington, was on final approach when it was hit by several birds.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.