Jet2 Flight Hits Bird, Emergency Landing at Manchester

0:00On April 28th, a jet-2 flight headed from Leeds Bradford to Heraclion on Crete hit a bird right after takeoff on Monday around 9am. The plane, flight LS443, climbed briefly before pilots pulled back due to the strike. They diverted for an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, touching down safely at 9.53am. The crew kept things steady at about 4,500 feet while checking the damage. Officers heard a loud bang and caught a whiff of something burning, but the plane circled north of Manchester for a round an hour before landing, heavy. One rider from nearby buildings shared how tense it felt of there at 10,000 feet, waiting for the all clear. Emergency teams rushed the runway to inspect the engineering gear once they were down. Everyone switched to a fresh Airbus A320 right there at Manchester, lifting off again by lunchtime with free drinks to smooth things over. Just praise the jet-2 team for staying calm and keeping updates flowing. Jet-2 still weighing in on the details, but no one got hurt and the trip wrapped up without

1:03major hitches.