NEW YORK — There were terrifying moments for passengers on board a flight out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport after a bird strike forced the pilot to redirect and land at JFK Airport.
Crystal Groves Thomas, a passenger on the flight, captured video of the bird seemingly hitting the engine.
Officials say the American Airlines flight took off from LaGuardia just after 7 p.m. Thursday heading to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Just a few minutes into the flight, a bird struck one of the engines and…































