A Vueling airline plane was forced to land in emergency after colliding with several birds on Saturday, October 17. The flight, which connected between Barcelona and Milan, landed safely at the airport and there was no record of injuries.
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18/10/2026
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Uvueling aircraft was forced to land in emergency after colliding with several birds on Saturday, October 17. The flight connected between Barcelona, Spain, and Milan, Italy.
According to the Spanish agency EFE, which cites sources of Barcelona airport and Defence Civilian several birds hit the engine of the aircraft. The engine burned down.
The plane was then forced back to Barcelona – El Prat airport and landed safely. Also no record of injuries.
In view of this, the Civil Protection of Catalonia has activated the special plan for aeronautical emergencies.