Aircraft with Irish PM on board makes emergency landing

Jeyla Aliyeva
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An Aer Lingus aircraft carrying Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on board made an emergency U-turn after hitting a bird.

Report informs citing the BBC that the flight to New York left Dublin Airport at around 17:00 local time on Wednesday and returned to Dublin at about 18:30.

A spokesman for Aer Lingus said that a bird strike occurred shortly after takeoff. The flight was rescheduled to a later date.

Mr. Martin is due to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.

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