United Airlines Flight Returns to Chicago After Bird Strike

United Airlines Flight Returns to Chicago After Bird Strike
A United Airlines jet taxis at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Sept. 19, 2014. Scott Olson/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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CHICAGO—A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Miami had to return Friday to Chicago O’Hare International Airport when the aircraft struck a bird shortly after takeoff, the airline said.

United Airlines said in a statement that Flight 1930 returned safely to Chicago O'Hare International Airport “after experiencing a bird strike shortly after take-off.”