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American Airlines flight from LaGuardia makes emergency landing at JFK after bird damages engine

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December 13, 2024

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American Airlines passengers feared for their lives Thursday when a bird flew into the engine of their outbound LaGuardia flight — forcing the plane to quickly make an emergency touchdown at the city’s other airport.

Flight 1722 took off from LGA just after 7:20 p.m. and was scheduled to land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina less than two hours later — but the plane barely made it past the coast of Long Island before it was diverted and forced to land at JFK International Airport, according to flight radar.

A bird struck the Airbus A321, causing severe damage that rendered the right engine entirely useless, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said.

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