The passengers who expected the Atlantic Ocean not only able to cross Boston after they diverted the bird’s strike and potential fumes in the cabin.
British Airways flight started on Saturday, 216 from Dallas International Airport, near Washington, DC, in London. While ascending, Boeing 777 had hit a bird, and the crew informed fumes in the cabin.
Flightradar24 data shows that the plane was only in the air for an hour as it follows the eastern coast of the United States in the north to Massachusetts.
The trip from Washington to London usually takes up to seven hours.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement, “The British Airways flight 216 landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport at approximately 7:30 pm local time on Saturday, April 26, after the crew reported a possible strike of birds and a fume in the cabin,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The agency added that it will investigate the accident.
G-STBD, the plane participating in the accident, took off from Boston on Sunday evening, about 27 hours after landing. It landed in London at about 10 am local time on Monday.
“The flight fell safely after it was transferred to Boston as a precautionary measure in the wake of a suspected strike of birds. We regret the delay in our customer travel plans, but the safety of our customers and our crew is always our priority,” British Airways spokesman told BI.
Bird strikes pose a great danger to flights.
The most famous example is “Miracle on the Hudson” in 2009, when Cheesley “Sullenberger Airbus A320 landed on the Hudson River after the bird’s blow came out of the engines.
Last November, the FLAIR aircraft also faced a herd of geese, smash the windshield and left the glass into the cockpit. Air tracking data showed that the plane, registered with the name C-Flko, has flew to PILAL AIRPARK-storage, maintenance and repair facility in Arizona.
There was 19,400 wildlife strikes at 713 US airport in 2023, for all FAA.
Every year, we cost the birds of birds airlines for us by an estimated $ 1.2 billion, many of which result from effects on flight schedules.
