LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-8845 suffered a bird strike near Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 10th.
The incident happened after the plane departed for Groningen, Netherlands.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Groningen. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-840 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on July 4.
The Boeing 787-900, en-route to Los Angeles, California, had to return after a couple of birds hit one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1267 had to return for an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 19th.
The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after its right engine began emitting flames and loud bangs.
The crew shut down the engine before the plane landed back safely. No injuries were reported.
Air India flight AI-410 had to return and make an emergency landing in Patna, India, on June 28th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-two passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Tui fly flight X3-2806 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Funchal, Portugal, on September 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on final approach to Funchal when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-206 suffered a bird strike near Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Delhi, India, was on approach to Kathmandu Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and thirty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3286 made a safe landing following multiple bird strikes in Burbank, California, on November 24th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane was flying from Oakland, California, when it suffered bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
