American Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Charlotte made an emergency landing at JFK Airport following a bird strike.
Thursday, December 12 2024 the flight American Airlines AA1722 took off from New York LaGuardia at 19:20 EST to Charlotte.
The Airbus A321 (registration N133AN) suffered a bird strike shortly after take off from runway 31.
The aircraft stopped the climb at only 4,600 ft and contact ATC about the incident, requiring priority for an emergency landing.
The flight was vectored to JFK airport where it landed on runway 31L approximately 30 minutes later, 190 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
The A321 remains grounded at JFK for inspection at the time of posting.
