Aeroflot flight SU-1165 had to abort taking off at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, on October 29.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, rejected takeoff at a high speed after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-219 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 20th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Manchester when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-357 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Kinshasa, Congo, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Arabia Maroc flight 3O-122 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Nador, Morocco, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: British Airways Airbus A320-200
Where: Stockholm Arlanda Sweden
When: Dec 5, 2012
Who: 0 fatalities
Why: The British Airways Airbus A320 by an icing truck. Fortunately the Airbus was on the ground at the time.
Tweets say that heavy snowfall at the Arlanda Airport has passengers waiting for flights for hours
There was apparently no visual damage to the plane, but as it must be inspected prior to flying, the flight was cancelled.
On June 21, 2013, a Business Aviation Solutions Citation was en route to Sydney when it made an emergency landing after a birdstrike. One engine was damaged.
The plane took off at 5 am, suffered the bird strike and had to make an emergency landing returning to Coolangatta. There were two crew aboard and no passengers, and no injuries.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-535 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bologna, Italy, but had to turn back due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
