Bird Attack Grounds Continental Plane

A bird caused an aircraft to make an emergency landing yesterday morning after it was sucked into the engine of a Continental Airlines 737-800. The plane which was bound for Houston, Texas had to make other arrangements when the incident occurred and landed at Dulles airport 17 minutes later.

A spokesman for Continental Airlines confirmed a bird had caused the aircraft to make an emergency landing but was pleased to announce no-one was injured in the process, passengers were being flown out of Dulles on alternative planes whilst the aircraft engine was being inspected for damage.

Other bird incidents causing problems for aircraft include a Boeing 777 and an Airbus A319 ran into migrating geese last March which caused both to make emergency landings.