(CNN) — A Delta flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday night "after coming in contact with birds during takeoff," Delta Air Lines said. Delta Flight 2281, which was headed to Washington, DC, returned to the Atlanta airport at 10:36 p.m., 47 minutes after it took off, according to information from flight data tracking platform FlightAwareThe flight turned around after its crew reported a bird strike had cracked a windshield on the Airbus A320 aircraft. No passengers or crew were injured during the incident, a spokesperson for Delta told CNN. There are around 15,000 bird strikes reported every year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. About 5% of them result in damage to the aircraft.

Source: CNN May 10, 2021 12:43 UTC