The strike happened Saturday morning right at lift-off as the flight was headed to Oakland.
SAN DIEGO — A Southwest Airlines flight leaving San Diego was forced to turn back around after striking a bird Saturday morning.In one passenger's video, the pilot is heard telling everyone onboard, “a lot easier to pull over close to San Diego than do it at 40,00 feet all the way in Oakland.”“When we took off, there were birds that we saw on the left and right side of the runway but it’s not a really long runway, so when we continued to take off, I think we hit one of them," he said.
Shetzer said immediately after, flight attendants did a visual check of the engines. She said there was no smoke or damage visible. “Kudos to Southwest definitely, I felt well cared for and safe. Southwest was just really outstanding. They way they handled the situation made me feel safe," she said.
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