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Chicago-Bound Flight Hits Bird, Makes Emergency Landing
The Monday morning flight from Vegas proved unlucky for the bird.
A flight from Las Vegas to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing Monday, after striking a bird moments after takeoff.
American Airlines Flight 334 hit the bird just 15 minutes after departing McCarran International Airport at 5:15 a.m. The plane circled back to the airport and landed safely. No one onboard was hurt. The passengers were re-booked on other flights, ABC7 reports.
The Boeing 737 was grounded temporarily for maintenance.
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