A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and filled the cabin with smoke, a news report said.
Southwest Airlines flight 2923 headed to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., returned to Havana after striking the birds, WSVN-TV reported.The plane departed Jose Marti international Airport in Havana enroute to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Sunday afternoon. The aircraft was gaining altitude and "experienced bird strikes to an engine and the aircraft's nose," the airline said in a statement to the television station.
"It was like a burn smell, and it was hurting my face. My eyes got real red, my chest started to burn," Steven Rodriguez said.
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