AA Flight to San Francisco Returns to Philadelphia Due to Bird Strike Shortly After Takeoff

American Airlines flight strikes ‘multiple’ birds en route to San Fran from Philly

An American Airlines flight bound for San Francisco had to divert back to Philadelphia after it struck a flock of birds during a bumpy takeoff early Wednesday morning.

SFO-Bound Flight Forced to Turn Back, Because It Hit a Bunch of Birds

American Airlines flight 2035 took off from Philadelphia Wednesday morning at 7 am, and was headed for SF International Airport, but had to turn around not long after taking off because the plane hit a flock of birds.We’re seeing an ever-increasing number of flight mishaps these days, among flights both departing from and arriving to San Francisco International Airport. The latest of these happened this morning, though it does not appear human o…

AA flight to San Francisco returns to Philadelphia due to bird strike shortly after takeoff

An American Airlines flight heading to San Francisco from Philadelphia had to return to the airport due to a bird strike, but then took off again several hours later.

SFO-bound flight returns to Philadelphia after reported bird strike

American Airlines Flight 2035 bound for San Francisco was forced to return to Philadelphia due to a reported bird strike.

Plane returns to PHL airport after striking flock of birds, officials say

An American Airlines flight returned shortly after taking off from Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday morning after, officials said, the aircraft struck some birds.