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UK-Paris flight makes emergency landing after hitting a bird

Airline Industry Information, Oct 21, 2004

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

A bmibaby flight heading for Paris, France from Cardiff International Airport in Wales had to make an emergency landing almost immediately after takeoff after it struck a bird.

The budget carrier's Boeing 737 aircraft carrying 127 passengers returned to Cardiff airport only a few minutes after taking off at 0730 local time and landed safely without further incident.

A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that the aircraft had hit a bird and that emergency services were put on stand-by but were not needed. bmibaby said that passengers would resume their journey on a replacement aircraft, reports The Associated Press.

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