A United Airlines passenger jet bound for Miami had to return to Chicago on Friday after hitting a bird, the airline says.
A passenger is silhouetted as a United Airlines plane takes off at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, on July 1, 2021.A United Airlines passenger jet bound for Miami had to return to Chicago on Friday after hitting a bird, the airline said.
The bird strike happened just after it took off from O’Hare International Airport, according to United. Flight 1930, a Boeing 737-900, returned to the airport. "The aircraft landed safely and passengers deplaned at the gate," United said in a statement. Passengers were put on a different plane, it said.Reported bird strikes on civil aircraft have generally been increasing over the years, although the number varies per year., and aircraft also struck bats, “terrestrial mammals” and reptiles.