What: Philippine Airlines Airbus 320 en route from Manila to Tacloban
Where: Tacloban Airport
When: August 28, 2012, 6:49 a.m.
Who: 94 aboard
Why: On landing at Tacloban, the plane flew through a flock of ducks, several of which were ingested. Pilots made a safe landing.
The return flight was supposed to be at 7:30 a.m. but it was cancelled as the plane was inspected for damage.
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What: Continental/Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of Continental Airlines en route from Cleveland to Philadelphia
Where: Philadelphia
When: Dec 6th 2009
Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On approach to Cleveland, the right engine failed. The landing was diverted from runway 27R to 27L. The flight made a safe landing.
Engine failure was due to a bird strike.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-105 had to return for an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on December 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 164 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air India flight AI-469 suffered a bird strike near Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur, India, on February 22nd.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Raipur, India, was on final approach to Nagpur Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2836 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 31st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Asia flight D7-377 made a safe emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Selangor, Malaysia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Five among the 291 passengers and 11 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were treated at the airport.
Air India flight AI-822 had to return and make an emergency landing in Srinagar, India, on August 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Jammu, India, but had to turn back after the crew reported that they had not received a locked indication for the gear.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and forty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
