The FAA said bird strikes are a growing concern, due in part to increasing populations of large birds and their inability to hear quieter engines.
Two planes had to turn around and land at Bush Intercontinental Airport shortly after taking off on Tuesday due to bird strikes, according to Houston Airport System officials.Video shows firefighters responding to one of the flights at IAH around 10 p.m.Then, the same thing happened to another United Airlines plane headed to Santiago, Chile.
"When we leveled off at 4,000, we heard a loud pop and you could feel something, so we're going to contact maintenance and company. We'll go ahead and continue our climb for now, but we might be getting back with you," the pilot said.As for the flight to Vegas, a map from Flight Aware shows the plane's short path from IAH and right back. It was in the air for about 30 minutes before it had to land.
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