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Swans 'hit jet at 185mph' sparking emergency landing at Gatwick Airport

A Tui Boeing 737 Max made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after two swans struck the jet at 185 mph, damaging the windscreen and fuselage.
The pilots issued a mayday call and were escorted from the runway due to visibility issues caused by the damage.
Experts noted that the impact felt by the 192 passengers was similar to a car hitting a concrete wall, raising safety concerns.
A source described the incident as a "scale of terror never seen before" due to the size of the birds and the severity of the damage.

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Tui plane forced into emergency landing at Gatwick as two swans smash into jet and crack windscreen

A Tui plane was forced to make an emergency landing after two swans smashed into the main body of the jet

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Swans 'hit jet at 185mph' sparking emergency landing at Gatwick Airport

A TUI flight was forced into emergency measures at Gatwick Airport after two giant swans struck the aircraft, according to reports

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Plane makes emergency landing after smashing into swans at 185mph

The packed Tui flight was headed to Cape Verde (Picture: Getty) A plane taking off from Gatwick Airport was forced to make an emergency landing after takeoff when two swans slammed into the jet. Pilots on the Tui flight to Cape Verde issued a mayday call after striking the swans at 185mph, smashing the windscreen, the Sun reported. The Boeing plane was so damaged that the pilots needed an escort from the runway as they weren’t able to see out of…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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nationalworld.com

TUI Boeing plane emergency lands after swans smash into windscreen

A Boeing TUI plane was forced to emergency land after swans smashed into the plane’s windscreen.

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Daily Express

TUI Boeing plane forced into emergency landing as swans smash into windscreen

A Tui Boeing 737 Max from Gatwick had to make an emergency landing after two swans hit the aircraft leaving it peppered with holes and the windscreen cracked

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Flight chaos as swans smash into plane and force emergency landing

Speaking after the flight's brush with the three swans, a source said they would have hit the aircraft with the same force "as a car hitting a concrete wall at around 30mph"

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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