LAM – Mozambique Airlines Flight Rejects Takeoff After Bird Strike
LAM – Mozambique Airlines flight TM-153 had to reject takeoff from Nampula, Mozambique, on January 17th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Maputo, Mozambique, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane stopped safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

Alaska Airlines flight AS-761 suffered a bird strike near Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah, on January 17th.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-306 made an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 17th.
British Airways flight BA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 15th.
United Airlines flight UA-1219 had to divert and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on January 14th.
Air Algerie flight AH-1460 was intercepted by two French fighter jets on the way to Lyon, France, on January 9th.
Ryanair flight FR-8928 encountered turbulence on the way to Malta, on January 8th.
American Airlines flight AA-106 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 7th.
Air Europa flight UX-1017 had to return and make an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on January 6th.
Transavia flight HV-5661 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 5th.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-3710 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, on January 2nd.
Southwest Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 1st.
Qantas flight QF-76 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31st.