Dignitaries and firefighters attend the ribbon cutting of the new fire station for the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Fire Department on August 23, 2017. (Jim Herr/Cheektowaga Chronicle)
CHEEKTOWAGA – A JetBlue flight had to return to Buffalo after declaring an emergency shortly after takeoff Thursday morning.
JetBlue flight 2216 sustained a bird strike 10-minutes after leaving Buffalo Niagara International Airport bound for Boston NFTA Spokesperson Helen Tederous says.
The flight landed safely at BNIA under emergency conditions around 6:15 am.
This is a developing story.
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