An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks was forced to return to Ted Stevens International Airport last week after an eagle struck an engine during takeoff.
ANCHORAGE , Alaska - An Alaska Airline s flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks was forced to return to Ted Stevens International Airport last week after an eagle struck the plane.
“So, it’s Christmas Eve; we decided we’re going to spend Christmas at Chena Hot Springs,” she explained, adding that the hour-flight felt easier than driving. “The eagle survived at that time,” she said. “And there were a bunch of police cars around the plane. Normally, it would be a scarier situation, but knowing that it was a bird ... and then they said the eagle was going to the eagle hospital, and he had a broken wing.”
Unaware of the eagle’s condition, the Tatela family was put on another flight to Fairbanks and made their reservations at Chena Hot Springs without issue.
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