This Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was just seconds from touchdown when it flew straight through a flock of seagulls. Several birds struck the aircraft, with some being ingested by its CFM56-7B engines. Despite multiple bird strikes, both engines continued operating normally, allowing the aircraft to land safely. It's estimated that... at least 20 seagulls were killed in the incident.show more

Ahhh I see the passengers didn't pay the $20 birdstrike free flight add on

Ryanair sempre uma cacetada né? Plantou um pé de 737 na pista.

Unfortunately they are never lucky with Bird strikes

This?

This incident took place at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) in Spain on May 5, 2018

I was there, I Ran, I ran so far away.

They couldn’t get away?!? 🤦🏼

People whining about the seagulls?? Jesus, for me this looks like a great new way to get rid of seagulls! Seriously though, they landed hard, seems the pilots reacted more than the engines did.

Someone needs to be held to account for allowing these gulls to be injured/ killed . They have no control over aircraft landing. The pilots could have aborting the approach. Will there be an enquiry ? I could accept 1 death but 20 !! An immediate board of enquiry is required

They are gulls. 🙄

The airside ops aren’t doing their jobs properly thesbirds should have been scared away before this plane landed

Seagulls are a fooking menace, wish they'd fook off to the sea.

Poor birdies.

20 is not even close to enough.

Both CFM56-7Bs ingesting birds on short final and keeping power . This is why I trust the -7B . Clean landing . Impressive .

Airside Ops should have notified ATC of potential birds activity on the runway.

Fuck them birds

Grilled seagull on landing - €30 extra

From the video I count one bird strike into the right engine, none into the left. I do not see "some" or "multiple".

Close up ornithology add on £50

80s one hit wonders coming back to bite you

A powerful reminder of how resilient modern aviation engineering is. Bird strikes can be serious, but commercial jet engines are designed and extensively tested to withstand many such events. In this case, the crew stayed composed, the aircraft remained fully controllable, and a safe landing was the result exactly how multiple layers of aviation safety are meant to work.

Killing 20 seagulls at once is good result. There should be more actions like this to eliminate these onerous pests

Not going well for Ryanair lately

Procedure in many airlines is to fly through the birds, it’s statistically safer than going around

I swear the rock im listening to on YT is playing A Flock of Seagulls, hahahaba

Could he come to Yate I’ve got 20ish that S**t on our cars every summer.

that CFM56 is built different, you can throw a whole bird convention at it and it just keeps going

May 2018

Learn, this is what Jeju Air Flight 2216 should have done... just land Ryanair is 100% correct on this one

the band ?

Is this Málaga airport..

Incredible how the seagull just gets instantly vaporized into a fine pink mist

Are they big gulls or is it a small plane?

The one you marked with an arrow hit the lowered flap.