Plane lands safely at JFK following bird strike

Saturday, May 18, 2019
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- A plane has landed safely at JFK airport following a bird strike.

The Delta Airlines plane suffered serious damage to its right wing.
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Sources tell Eyewitness News the flight was from Lisbon and hit birds while approaching JFK on Saturday afternoon.

There were 164 people on board. No one was injured.
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Delta released a statement saying,

"Delta flight 273 operating from Lisbon, Portugal encountered birds upon descent in to New York-JFK. The flight landed safely and the plane taxied to the gate for maintenance evaluation."

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