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Bird strike forces Allegiant flight to return to PIE shortly after its departure
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A bird strike forced an Allegiant Air flight to turn around shortly after take-off and return to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
Flight 996 departed its gate at 6:49 a.m. Wednesday en route to Omaha, Nebraska, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Tracking data shows the plane took off heading north, but it suddenly turned west just past the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said the crew reported a possible bird strike around 7:10 a.m. Allegiant Air later confirmed birds did strike the plane shortly after takeoff.
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