THE SACRAMENTO BEE / By Daniel Hunt / November 15, 2021 9:15pm A passenger jet returned safely Monday night to Sacramento International Airport after suffering a bird strike after takeoff. Aeromexico Flight 789, bound for Guadalajara, Mexico, took off shortly after 6 p.m. and encountered birds south of the airport, according to flight data information. Scott Johnston, a spokesman for the county’s airport system, said the Boeing 737 NextGen 8 circled 25 miles south of the airport for more than an hour as it burned off fuel before landing without incident at 8:08 p.m. The jet was able to taxi back to its gate under its own power, according to Sacramento Fire Department officials. No injuries were reported. It was not known how many passengers…
A passenger jet returned safely Monday night to Sacramento International Airport after suffering a bird strike after takeoff. Aeromexico Flight 789, bound for Guadalajara, Mexico, took off shortly after 6 p.m. and encountered birds south of the airport, according to flight data information.
