A Qantas plane certain for Auckland needed to flip again to Sydney after colliding with a chicken mid-flight.
Flight QF141, which took off round 7am, needed to reverse its course and return to Sydney, about half-hour into the journey to New Zealand on Friday morning.
Information from a flight tracker exhibits that the Boeing 737 travelled over the Tasman Sea earlier than making a U-turn and returning to Sydney airport.
It safely landed at about 9am.
No passengers or crew have been injured, and it’s not identified if there was any harm to the plane.
‘One in every of our flights certain for Auckland returned to Sydney this morning following a chicken strike shortly after take-off,’ a Qantas spokesperson stated.
‘We are going to re-accommodate clients as quickly as attainable.
‘We recognize our clients’ understanding and apologise for the inconvenience.’
Information from a flight tracker exhibits that the Boeing 737 travelled over the Tasman Sea earlier than making a U-turn and returning to the airport