BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – A Southwest Airlines flight leaving from Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport needed to make an emergency touchdown Wednesday.
It was a chook strike that compelled the aircraft to make a U-turn, inflicting a significant delay for some passengers.
“At least we came down and we were safe,” passenger Susan Slutsky mentioned.
Susan and Brad Slutsky are in good spirits.
“We’ll get there,” Susan Slutsky added. “We’re leaving tomorrow from Miami and we’ll get to Park City and ski tomorrow maybe.”
Even after having to delay their vacation plans, due to a chook about half-hour after taking off from Ft. Lauderdale.
“We sort of made a U-turn heading back east over the ocean, and the next thing you know, they say we were hit by a bird strike and we’re heading back,” Brad Slutsky described. “We circled around and burned off some gas and headed back here, and the the flight was canceled. “We could see them on the side of the plane looking at the damage to the wing.”
Southwest officers confirmed Flight 1416 was headed to Austin, Texas, however turned again round after a chook strike.
Most individuals acquired onto one other aircraft to Austin, however the Slutskys needed to keep behind yet one more day.
Their remaining vacation spot is Park City, Utah.
“It wasn’t like anything dramatic,” Brad Slutsky added. “So, I was just like more like the bummer of not getting where we were going having to spend the night and fly out tomorrow from Miami.”
There have been no reported accidents onboard.
Southwest officers didn’t say precisely the place the chook hit the aircraft. They have been figuring out the extent of the injury.
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