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Swoop flight makes emergency landing after bird strike

2019-09-13 32 Dailymotion

ABBOTSFORD, CANADA — A Swoop flight in Canada was forced to make an emergency landing because of some birds—and a flaming engine. <br />CTV News reported that Flight 312 left the Abbotsford International Airport on Tuesday morning headed for Edmonton. <br />Passengers on the aircraft said they heard a loud thud followed by bursts of flames coming from the right engine right after take off. <br />According to one passenger, everyone started to yell about the flames pouring from the engine. <br />The captain then made an announcement saying the plane had hit some geese and would be making an emergency landing. <br />A few passengers understandably shot off some frantic messages and goodbyes, but crew and captain stayed cool and successfully brought the plane back down at Abbotsford.<br />Swoop told ABC News that all passengers were "offloaded without incident" and re-accommodated or offered a refund. <br />There were no reported injuries. The airplane was removed from service and will be put through some further inspection.

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