A British Airways flight headed from Washington, D.C., to London Saturday diverted to Boston after a report of a fowl strike and smoke within the cabin, officers stated.
The Boeing 777 had departed Dulles Worldwide Airport and was certain for Heathrow Airport.
A spokesperson for British Airways stated the flight was diverted to Boston “as a precaution following a suspected bird strike,” including that engineers have been inspecting the plane.
No additional particulars have been instantly offered. There have been no reviews of accidents. It’s unclear how many individuals have been aboard the plane.
The flight had taken off from Dulles shortly after 5:30 p.m., in accordance with air site visitors information from FlightAware.com.
The FAA stated it’ll examine the incident.
The variety of reported fowl strikes within the U.S. has been steadily rising, in accordance with the FAA, which maintains a database that data collisions between plane and wildlife. It attributes the rise to a number of variables, together with rising wildlife populations, a rise in aviation site visitors, and a pattern in the direction of quieter plane.
In 2023, about 19,400 fowl strikes have been reported at 713 U.S. airports, the FAA says.
Mark Strassmann
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