Plane Lands at BWI After Bird Strike

LINTHICUM, Md. - Southwest Airlines officials say a flight headed to Providence, R.I., has returned safely to BWI airport after at least one bird struck an engine during takeoff.

It happened about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Southwest spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger says Flight 69, a 737, was carrying 137 passengers. Airport spokesman Jonathan Dean says one or more birds hit the engine while it was taking off from runway 28.

Eichinger says the plane landed safely back at BWI and there were no injuries. She said mechanics were checking the aircraft.