Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt.
A US Airways jet headed to Charlotte, N.C., with 124 passengers and a crew of five struck several geese yesterday morning about two minutes after leaving Rochester's airport in upstate New York.
Passengers said that there was a loud noise followed by the smell of burning.
The Airbus A319 landed, and passengers were shifted to other flights.
Canada geese also struck a Continental Airlines jet with 301 people aboard shortly after it took off from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Boeing 777, bound for Hong Kong, landed safely and did not appear to be damaged, the airline said.
Most of the passengers were rebooked on a flight to Hong Kong yesterday morning.
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