Air India flight AI-889 suffered a bird strike near Guwahati International Airport, Guwahati, India, on January 19th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane, flying from Delhi, India, was on approach to Guwahati Airport.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty people aboard remained unharmed.
Jet Airways flight 9W-412 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Jodhpur, India, on July 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Mumbai, India, was on final approach to Jodhpur when the crew went around, reporting a bird strike.
The plane subsequently landed safely on second approach. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-710 suffered a bird strike near Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan, on June 2nd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Manchester, England, was on final approach to the airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1052 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Tampa, Florida, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Jet Blue Airbus A320-200 New York to Aruba
Where: JFK Airport, New York
When: May 14, 2011
Who: 104 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The Jet Blue flight had a bird strike after takeoff, and returned to the airport to make a safe landing.
The bird apparently was ingested in or on the right engine.
Maintenance inspected the plane. The flight was delayed by three hours.
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What: Aeroflot Airbus A320-200 en route from London to Moscow
Where: London
When: Nov 15th 2011
Who: 108 passengers
Why: On takeoff, the plane’s right engine developed problems.
Pilots shut down the engine and returned to the airport to make a safe landing.
Passengers were rebooked on flights outgoing on Nov 16.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1887 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 5th.
The plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
