Flydubai flight FZ-821 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Jazan, Saudi Arabia, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-957 had to reject takeoff from Geneva, Switzerland, on February 3rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Newark, New Jersey, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane was towed to the apron.
Copa Airlines flight CM-358 had to return and make an emergency landing in Panama City, Panama, on January 31st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Guatemala City, Guatemala, but had to turn back after a bird strike caused engine issues.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
LATAM Chile flight JJ-8154 made an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 26th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-735 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 22nd.
The plane heading from Peshawar, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2270 returned to Tampa, Florida, on January 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-812 made an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Spokane, Washington, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-198 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
KLM flight KL-685 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 7th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back due to suspected bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-747 suffered a bird strike near Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on January 6th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-300 plane flying from Luanda, Angola, was on approach to Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-791 suffered a bird strike near Haneda Airport, Japan, on January 5th.
The incident happened when the plane was departing for Oita Airport, Japan.
The plane continued to Oita Airport and landed uneventfully.
All eighty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Comair flight MN-6235 suffered a bird strike during landing in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on December 28th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-400 plane was coming from Johannesburg, South Africa.
The plane rolled out safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
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.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-192 suffered a bird strike near Hilo, Hawaii, on December 15th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 717-200 plane flying from Honolulu, Hawaii, was on approach to Hilo International Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1940 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento International Airport, California, on December 6th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-700 plane coming from Santa Ana, California, was on approach to Sacramento Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-8723 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on December 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Weeze Airport, Germany, to Bari, Italy, was diverted after a bird strike caused damage to a pitot tube, resulting in the issue of disagreeing airspeed.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-3692 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sarasota, Florida, on December 2nd.
The plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-2169 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was on final approach to DFW Airport when the crew noticed loss of airspeed indication due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA 3468 had to return and make an emergency landing at Greater Rochester International Airport, New York, on November 29th.
The plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-629 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28th.
The Boeing 737-8 MAX plane took off for Accra, Ghana, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-6005 suffered a bird strike near Sacramento International Airport, California, on November 27th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Los Angeles, California, was on final approach to Sacramento Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1206 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on November 26th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1819 had to return and make an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Indianapolis, Indiana, but had to turn back after the crew noticed engine vibrations due to a possible bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Eva Air flight BR-27 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Taipei, Taiwan, but had to turn back after a bird strike caused engine issues.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
ASL Airlines Belgium freight flight 3V-811 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on November 24th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Jinan, China, but had to turn back after the engines ingested several birds.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
