An EasyJet flight was forced to urgently return to Glasgow Airport after a 'hitting a bird'.
The plane had taken off from the airport at around 4pm on Saturday to take passengers to Faro Airport in Portugal.
But shortly after jetting off the pilot was forced to return to Glasgow.
The Airbus A319 arrived safely back at the airport at around 4.55pm.
EasyJet has now confirmed the pilot took the decision following a 'bird strike'.
The airline added that no one was injured in the incident and emergency crews met the aircraft as a 'precaution only'.
An EasyJet spokesperson said: “easyJet can confirm that the Captain of flight EZY6843 from Glasgow to Faro took the decision to return to Glasgow following a bird strike.
"The aircraft landed normally and was met by emergency services as a precaution only and in line with procedures. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.
“Unfortunately as there was no replacement aircraft available to operate the flight to Faro or the return flight EZY6844 from Faro to Glasgow, we provided customers with the option of transferring to another flight for free or receiving a refund if they no longer wished to travel, as well as hotel accommodation and meals where required.
“While this was outside of easyJet’s control, we apologise for any inconvenience experienced.”
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