Wednesday, 30 April 2025

“Fumes In The Cabin” – British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing

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A British Airways flight traveling from Washington D.C., to London made an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport after a suspected bird strike and smoke in the cabin.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told CBS News the crew “reported a possible bird strike and fumes in the cabin.”

“Flight 216 took off from Dulles International Airport just after 5:30 p.m. and diverted to Boston Logan International Airport about two hours later,” the New York Post noted.

Per CBS News:

A spokesperson for British Airways said the flight was diverted to Boston “as a precaution following a suspected bird strike,” adding that engineers were inspecting the aircraft.

A Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson told CBS News in an email “a bird was struck” and that the plane “landed without incident.”

No further details were immediately provided. There were no reports of injuries. It’s unclear how many people were aboard the aircraft.

The flight had taken off from Dulles shortly after 5:30 p.m., according to air traffic data from FlightAware.com.

The FAA said it will investigate the incident.

From the New York Post:

Massachusetts Port Authority later confirmed to the network that a “bird was struck” and that the plane landed safely.

Engineers were expected to inspect the Boeing 777, a spokesperson for BA said.

There were 19,400 bird strikes reported at 713 US airports in 2023 alone, according to the FAA.

In December, a bird that was sucked into the engine of an American Airlines flight left passengers fearing for their lives when the plane was forced to land at JFK Airport — shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.


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