A Boeing aircraft had to make an emergency landing after two swans smashed into the jet while it took off from London Gatwick Airport.

The TUI flight BY432 to Espargos (Cape Verde) was at 1,000 ft altitude Wednesday, February 5 2025 when pilots issued a mayday distress call following the collision at 394 km/h ground speed.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registration G-TUMP) stopped the climb at 8,000 ft and started to circle for one hour to burn fuel and reduce weight before returning to London Gatwick.

After a safe landing on runway 26L, the plane was escorted to stand as blood and feathers were masking visibility for the two pilots.

The two birds also damaged the aircraft’s radome. The plane is still under maintenance at the time we’re writing this article.

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Flight #BY133 from Melbourne in Florida to Manchester, UK was forced to turn around over Atlantic.

The Boeing 787-8 (registration G-TUIE) departed Melbourne, FL Monday, October 28 2024 at 16:35 EDT.

About 5 hours into the flight, the crew decided to turn around off Canada’s coast due to a medical situation on board.

The flight landed runway 28 in St. John’s where emergency vehicles were attending once the Dreamliner was parked in a remote area of the airport.

The flight resumed later to finally land in Manchester 4 hours later.

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