Austral Airlines flight AR-2505 made an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on September 29th.
The plane took off for Buenos Aires, Argentina, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird ingestion caused vibrations in right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
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What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from San Diego to Sacramento
Where: Sacramento
When: Jan 30 2010
Why: While on the landing approach, the plane flew through a flock of birds. The plane landed safely, however the plane sustained dents from bird strikes. It is not known if birds were ingested.
Delta Airlines flight DL-248 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 17th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and twenty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Korean Air Boeing 777-200 en route from Sao Paulo to Seoul
Where: Sao Paulo Brazil
When: Wednesday
Who: There were 138 people on board
Why: The jet hit an American black vulture, (2 kilograms (4.4 lbs) and has a wingspan of 1.5 m) and suffered turbine engine failure. The plane landed without incident with no reported injuries.
Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5806 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Saratov Tsentralny Airport, Russia, on July 21st.
The Antonov AN-148-100 flying from Penza to Sochi in Russia, had to divert due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
