Boston-Bound JetBlue Flight Diverted After Hitting Bird

BOSTON, MA — It was less than 10-15 minutes into the JetBlue flight from Buffalo to Boston when the pilot announced the plane would have to head back to Buffalo for an emergency landing Thursday morning.

"I heard a loud engine noise on the pilot's side of the plane (the side I was seated). We didn’t feel anything and the plane didn’t shake," one passenger, Jessica Murszewski, told Patch in a social media message.

She said it was surprising that she didn't actually see what happened, when she found out later a bird, likely a seagull, had been sucked into the engine. After they were back safe on the ground Murszewski said crews told her the incident cracked the engine blades.

This is the 11th bird strike at Buffalo’s airport since 2017, according to the FAA Bird Strike Database.

Mursezewski said no one was injured and she is working to take another flight to Boston for this weekend’s Boston Calling festival.>> Boston Calling 2018: Set Times, Who's Playing, And More

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Photo courtesy Jess Murszewski