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Orlando Plane Aborts Takeoff After Worry About Bird Strike
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Published: January 25, 2009
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ORLANDO - A plane taking off from Orlando International Airport aborted its takeoff after the crew thought it hit a flock of birds.
JetBlue spokeswoman Jenny Dervin says the Airbus A320 was accelerating Saturday morning during a takeoff for New York when "there was a bird or a flock of birds that made contact with the aircraft."
None of the 136 passengers was injured, and the plane returned to the gate. The passengers were put on another plane to continue their journey, and the plane was undergoing inspection to see if either of its engines had been hit.
The plane is the same type of aircraft that landed in New York City's Hudson River this month after birds were apparently sucked into both of its engines during takeoff.
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