Southwest Airlines flight WN-2123 had to reject take off from Portland International Airport, Oregon, on October 11th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Kansas City, Missouri, when the crew rejected take off due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
According to the FAA, the bird strike caused substantial damage to one of the engines.
Germanwings flight 4U-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on December 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-319 made an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on October 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Brisbane, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-552 made an emergency landing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-657 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2894 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Jet Airways flight 9W 541 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 31.
Authorities said the pilot requested an emergency landing after a bird hit the aircraft. According to an airline spokesperson, “The captain of Jet Airways flight 9W 541 from Dubai to Mumbai reported a bird hit while landing. A thorough inspection of the aircraft was carried out and no damage was reported.”
There were 110 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The incident temporarily closed the runway due to which, 4 flights were asked to abort landing while 5 other incoming flights, including 4 Indigo flights and 1 Jet Airways flight, were diverted to other airports.
