Bird strike forces flight from Oakland airport to return
SFO-bound plane diverts to Russia during emergency landing, hundreds stranded
There is concern at SFO airport Tuesday as more than 200 passengers, including American citizens, had to spend the night in a remote part of Russia's Siberia after an emergency landing. Those Air India passengers now await a rescue plane to bring them back to the United States.
OAKLAND, Calif. - An airplane from Oakland to Minneapolis was forced to return on Monday after a bird strike, officials said.
Executive Jet Airways Flight 686 was headed to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when a bird strike was reported by crew, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The twin-jet Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft returned to Oakland International Airport around 12:30 p.m.
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Oakland airport officials said the incident did not significantly impact airport operations.
The FAA will investigate the incident.