Weekend Bird Strikes Force 2 Jets to Return to JFK
Monday, Jan 14, 2013 | Updated 7:23 AM EDT
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Authorities say bird strikes forced two planes to return to Kennedy Airport shortly after takeoff over the weekend.
A JetBlue flight bound for the Dominican Republic about 3:30 p.m. Saturday returned to the airport without incident after hitting some birds.
According to the FAA, a second JetBlue plane hit a bird Sunday morning after it took off for Nassau in the Bahamas.
JetBlue told the New York Post it wasn't a direct hit and the plane returned to the airport as a precaution.
In both incidents, passengers resumed their trips on different planes.
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