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United Flight Hits Bird Leaving Spokane, Diverts To SeaTac
United Airlines flight 812 struck a bird as it flew out of Spokane early Friday morning. It landed at SeaTac just after 7 a.m.
SPOKANE, WA - A flight from Spokane to Denver was diverted to SeaTac Friday morning after the plane struck a bird shortly after takeoff.
According to United Airlines, flight 812 left Spokane just after 5:30 a.m. Jan. 11. As it was climbing, the plane struck a bird. Out of an abundance of caution, United diverted the plane to SeaTac, where it landed safely just after 7 a.m.
No one was hurt in the incident.
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After landing, the plane was checked out and cleared to continue its journey to Denver.
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