This Sunday, May 28, an Air France flight from Osaka to Paris apparently experienced a bird strike during takeoff . As a result, instead of continuing the traditional 14-hour route, AF-291 was forced to turn around after three hours of flight and return to the departure airport. According to flight tracking tools, the Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYO , was supposed to follow the standard route. However, as it moved away from the Japanese coast, flying at 34,000 feet (about 11,000 meters), it turned around and began a descent, declaring a general emergency to air traffic control (transponder 7700). 🇫🇷 L’Airbus A350 d’Air France, immatriculé F-HTYO, est désormais immobilisé à l’aéroport d’Osaka au Japon après un choc aviaire survenu au décollage. ▫️L’avion a volé quelques heures avant de venir se poser en urgence au Japon. 📷 @White_An124 @mainichiphoto https://t.co/l2nUMeyAzi pic.twitter.com/JZii1vqJtI — air plus news (@airplusnews) May 28, 2023 The plane descended t