Crime & Safety
Plane Returns to Airport After Striking Bird
The bird hit and cracked the jet's windshield.
An Allegiant Air flight bound for Toledo, Ohio, returned to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport shortly after takeoff after a bird hit the windshield.
The incident delayed the Sunday flight for two hours, as passengers were transferred to another plane, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
They were no injuries.
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The plane was an MD-80 twin-engine jet.
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