A British Airways flight from Washington, DC, to London was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday because of a bird strike that left smoke pouring into the cabin.
Flight 216 took off from Dulles International Airport just after 5:30 p.m. and diverted to Boston Logan International Airport about two hours later “after the crew reported a possible bird strike and fumes in the cabin,” the Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News.
Massachusetts Port Authority later confirmed to the network that a “bird was struck” and that the plane landed safely.
Engineers were expected to inspect the Boeing 777, a spokesperson for BA said.
There were 19,400 bird strikes reported at 713 US airports in 2023 alone, according to the FAA.
In December, a bird that was sucked into the engine of an American Airlines flight left passengers fearing for their lives when the plane was forced to land at JFK Airport — shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.
