A Ryanair flight from Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Ciampino Airport near Rome on Monday after striking a flock of starlings, Italian news outlets reported.
Two crew members and several of the 166 passengers were reportedly treated for minor injuries. As the plane began its landing, the birds were sucked into its engines, damaging the landing gear and forcing the aircraft to slide to a halt. One turbine then detached and hit the ground.
A Ryanair flight carrying British holidaymakers has been forced to make an unscheduled landing due to a loss of cabin pressure, the company has said.
Flight FR9336 from Bristol to Barcelona Girona Airport was hit by a “depressurisation incident” on Monday night, Ryanair confirmed.
The plane was diverted to Limoges in central France and 16 passengers were taken to hospital with earache.
Ryanair said it had sent an engineer to try to find out what happened.
In a statement posted on its website, Ryanair said said the loss of pressure “caused the oxygen masks on board to deploy”.
“As a safety precaution the captain descended and diverted the aircraft to Limoges Airport at approximately 2330 local French time,” the company said.
