Bird strike forces Southwest flight in Florida to make emergency landing
A bird forced a Southwest Airlines flight out of Fort Lauderdale to make an emergency landing.
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The pilots had to make a U-turn after the plane was struck by a bird on Wednesday.
The flight was headed to Austin, Texas, but the bird delayed holiday plans for some of those on board.
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Passengers said it happened about thirty minutes after the plane took off from the airport.
“We sort of made a U-turn heading back east over the ocean,” said passenger Brad Slutsky. “The next thing, you know, they say we ‘we’re hit by a bird strike and we’re heading back.’”
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There were no reported injuries on board.
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