American Airlines flight AA-2666 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 24th.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-435 suffered a bird strike on approach to Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on November 23rd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Timisoara, Romania.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-248 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 17th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and twenty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1486 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Fort Myers, Florida, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely.
Laudamotion flight OE-3160 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a suspected bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-656 had to reject takeoff from Okayama, Japan, on November 7th.
The Airbus A321-200N plane was accelerating to takeoff for Haneda Airport, Japan, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and ninety-two people aboard remained safe.
Iraqi Airways flight IA-916 had to return and make an emergency landing in Erbil, Iraq, on November 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Najaf, Iraq, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All ninety-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1555 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Loganair flight LM-438 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sumburgh Airport, Scotland, on October 19th.
The plane took off for Glasgow, Scotland, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-354 had to return and make an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 15th.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty people aboard remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1633 suffered a bird strike near Cleveland, Ohio, on October 9th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane was departing for Punta Gorda, Florida.
The crew continued the flight and landed safely in Punta Gorda.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Transport International flight 8C-3750 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sacramento, California, on October 6th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane took off for Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1981 suffered a bird strike on the way to Saint Louis, Missouri, on October 5th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Dallas Love Field, Texas.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Thai Airways flight TG-349 made an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Bangkok, Thailand, was on approach to Islamabad, when it suffered a bird strike that caused a windshield to crack.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
UTair flight UT-580 made an emergency landing in Krasnodar, Russia, on October 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Sochi to Moscow, Russia, was diverted due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-six people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline said a bird strike during departure caused the landing gear problem.
Alitalia flight AZ-1358 had to return for an emergency landing in Trieste, Italy, on September 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Baltic flight BT-629 had to return for an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on September 25th.
The plane took off for Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Baltic flight BT-432 suffered a bird strike on the way to Riga, Latvia, on September 24th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Riga.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-967 suffered a bird strike on the way to Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 21st.
The incident happened when the plane was flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Malta flight KM-100 rejected take-off at Malta International Airport, Malta, on September 20.
The Airbus A319-100 to London Heathrow, United Kingdom, had just started taking-off when it struck a flock of birds.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Iberia Express flight IB-3842 had to return and make an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on September 18th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for La Palma Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Saurya Airlines flight S1-721 made an emergency landing in Biratnagar, Nepal, on September 17th.
The plane was flying from Kathmandu when it developed engine vibrations due to a bird strike.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Algerie flight AH-4062 had to reject takeoff from Algiers, Algeria, on September 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane slowed down safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TUI fly Belgium flight TB-5697 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 Max plane heading from Ostend, Belgium, to Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-2862 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lamezia Terme, Italy, on September 11th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.