Crisis averted.
A passenger jet en route to Provo, Utah made an emergency landing at LAX morning after a bird flew into its engine.
There were no injuries or fatalities, except for the bird.
Allegiant Air Flight 314 — an Airbus A319 designed to carry up to 156 passengers — touched down safely at 7:44 a.m., a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed to the Associated Press.
The jet experienced a bird strike to its No. 2 engine shortly after takeoff and returned to the airport for an inspection and an assessment, Allegiant spokeswoman Hilarie Grey said in an email.
“The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate under its own power, where passengers deplaned normally,” she said.
Grey said she did not immediately have further information about damage to the aircraft.
A replacement jet was dispatched to take the passengers to Provo.
According to the FAA, reports of bird strikes increased to an average of 15,000 per year between 2015 and 2019.
Less than 5% result in damage.
