Chaos on Paris-bound flight as bird strike forces emergency landing

BIRD STRIKE BLASTS AIRBUS NOSE, FORCES EMERGENCY LANDING IN MADRID

A Paris-bound Iberia flight was forced to turn back just 20 minutes after takeoff when a bird strike smashed the nose of the plane and filled the cabin with smoke.

Frightened passengers grabbed oxygen masks as a baby screamed in the background.

A passenger caught the chaos on video.

The aircraft landed safely, though images show a gaping hole in the jet’s nose and blood along the fuselage.

Iberia praised the crew’s calm response during the scare.

Source: New York Post