Delta’s Incoming Flight Encounters Bird Strike
Delta flight 561, arriving from Boston today [Dec 10], encountered a bird strike upon arrival in Bermuda, resulting in passengers booked on the return flight to Boston being rebooked on Delta’s other flights to New York and Atlanta.
A spokesperson said, “The Department of Airport Operations can confirm that Delta Flight 561, arriving from Boston, encountered a bird strike upon arrival at the LF Wade International Airport this morning.
“Following a review of the aircraft at the gate, it was determined that the bird strike did not cause any major damage.
“Passengers initially booked on the return flight to Boston were rebooked on Delta’s other regularly scheduled flights to New York JFK and Atlanta respectively.
“Last year, there were 36 confirmed reports of bird strikes at the LF Wade International Airport. Between 1990 and 2013, the FAA reported about 142,000 wildlife strikes with civil aircraft in the United States.”
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I’m sure the bird might disagree with your damage assessment.
DELTA
Dont Expect Luggage To Arrive.
Not another surprise strike.
they said bird…..not grumpy cat lol
…now add Drones to the mix. there needs to be serious regulations regarding those things to keep them out of the path of passenger flights.
Ummmmmm there is. #blinkers
THIS IS a tourism DISASTER! Now we have Jihadist Birds?!?!?
DELTA
Dont Ever Leave The Airport.
BirdGate
I blame the qlq