Germania flight ST-2276 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bremen, Germany, on August 5th.
The plane had just departed for Adana, Turkey, when one of its engines ingested birds, prompting the crew to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 133 passengers aboard remained safe.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-409 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 was en-route to Hong Kong, China, when one of its engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All 59 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Ryanair flight FR-5086 had to reject takeoff at Paphos International Airport, Paphos, Cyprus, on July 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 was accelerating to takeoff for Krakow, Poland, when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane taxied to the apron safely.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-760 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on June 30th.
The plane was flying from Saratov, Russia, when one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane went on for a safe landing.
All 114 people aboard remained unharmed.
Vueling flight VY-8313 had to reject taking-off at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 28th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the takeoff after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
British Airways flight BA-491 rejected take off from Gibraltar International Airport in Gibraltar, on June 7th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, when one of the engines ingested a sea gull, prompting to pilots to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The flight was cancelled.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-251 had to reject take off from Boise Airport, Idaho, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 was accelerating to take off for Las Vegas, Nevada, when its right engine ingested a bird. The pilots rejected take off and safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1303 had to reject takeoff at Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on June 5th.
The McDonnell Douglas- 88 was accelerating to takeoff for Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the tower informed the crew that they had burst a tyre.
The plane returned to the taxiway for inspection.
It was later reported that the aircraft had also ingested tyre debris into its engine.
Wizz Air flight W6-8063 had to reject taking-off at Vilnius International Airport, Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 was about to takeoff for Barcelona, Spain, when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane returned to the apron.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Qatar Airways flight QR-628 made a safe landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-300, flying from Doha, Qatar, was on approach to the runway when it ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Avianca Plane had to reject takeoff at Sao Paulo- Congonhas Airport, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 was about to takeoff for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when it ingested a bird, prompting the crew to abort taking off.
The plane returned to the apron.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
TAM Airlines flight JJ-3289 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil, on April 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Porto Alegre, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after its right hand engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 211 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
KLM flight KL-601 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 24th.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route from Amsterdam, to Los Angeles, California, was climbing out of the runway when it ingested a bird and continued flying till it was mid-air above Norwich, England, when the crew decided to return as a safety precaution.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
TAM Linhas Aereas flight JJ-3517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on April 1st.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Salvador to Brasilia, was climbing out of runway when one of the plane’s engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 108 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-709 made a safe landing at Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on March 13.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Karachi, Pakistan, to Istanbul was on approach to the runway when it ingested a bird, causing damage to the radome.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers on board remained unhurt.
EasyJet flight U2-7945 completed an apparently uneventful flight and landed safely at Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria on March 10.
The Airbus, en-route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Vienna, had landed safely and was ready for return flight, when the captain reported that the plane had ingested birds, causing damage to the fuselage and engine.
The return flight was postponed.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Air India flight AI-634 had to return and make a safe landing at Bhopal Airport, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on March 9.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Bhopal, to Mumbai, had just climbed out of the airport when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 90 people aboard remained safe.
Martinair flight MP-6741 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 3rd.
The MD-11 Freighter, heading towards Miami, Florida, had to dump fuel and return after ingesting a colony of seagulls.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained unhurt.
Thomas Cook flight FQ-816 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on February 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane, operated by Brussels Airlines, took off for Marrakech, Morocco, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 140 passengers remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
kulula.com flight MN-483 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 7.
The Boeing 737-800, flying in South Africa, from Lanseria to Cape Town, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird, thus damaging its fan blades.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-22 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on November 28.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to London, UK, had to return after its left side engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Aeroflot flight SU-1165 had to abort taking off at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, on October 29.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, rejected takeoff at a high speed after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
