After being sucked into a plane that took off from JFK, another bird has gone up to the big…sky in the sky. The Post reports that passengers on the aircraft started salivating shortly after takeoff: "Suddenly the plane smelled like chicken," one woman said, "I thought, 'Wow! They have hot food on the plane!'"Don't give the airlines any ideas!
Despite the mid-air hiccup, "nobody was scared" one passenger said. "Everybody moaned when we had to come back to JFK." Yep, sounds about right! The flight, bound for Aruba, landed safely and all passengers were transferred to a different, less delicious smelling plane. JFK has reported 13 bird strikes in 2011—it's better than being gassed!—with "five of the strikes" occurring on JetBlue planes. (Maybe they just appreciate the legroom?) The bird itself wasn't identified, but the pilot referred to it as a "very big bird." At press time, Snuffalufagus was unavailable for comment.
