A flight to Bodrum, Turkey has declared an emergency after departure from Liverpool, UK.
The easyJet flight U23407 departed from runway 27 at Liverpool at 16:15 BST (40 minutes late).
The Airbus A320 (registration G-EZWS) stopped the climb at 3,800 feet and started to circle.
Pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) only minutes after the takeoff.
UPDATE 16:40 BST
We’ve contacted the airline.
UPDATE 16:46 BST
The A320 suffered a bird strike on the climb out according to source.
UPDATE 16:49 BST
Flight U23407 is returning to LPL.
UPDATE 16:56 BST
Touch down on runway 27.
UPDATE 17:59 BST
The airline is confirming a bird strike which required an Inspection by the engineers. A replacement aircraft that will be coming from Manchester.
