Bird strike forces plane to turn back to airport

A plane which was due to travel from the UK to Turkey had to turn back after a bird strike.

The EasyJet flight from Liverpool to Bodrum "performed a routine landing" shortly after it took off at 16:15 BST and the flight was delayed, the airline said.

A spokeswoman said: "The pilot returned to Liverpool in line with our procedures and performed a routine landing where it will be inspected by engineers."

She said the safety of passengers and crew was EasyJet's "highest priority".

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