Saudi Airlines Plane
Suffers Damaging Bird Strike Midflight
Published October 27, 2025 8:45 AM PDT
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A Saudi Airlines jet was turned into a bloody mess after it was hit with a massive bird strike … which damaged the nose of the aircraft.
According to the Aviation Safety Network, Saudi Airlines flight SV340 hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from Houari Boumediene Airport in Algiers Saturday.
While the strike damaged the nose cone of the Boeing 777-300, the plane continued to its destination and landed safely at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
🤯🚨Saudia SV340 Boeing 777-300ER hit by bird strike on Jeddah approach… nose radome dented but safe landing, no injuries. Over 250K bird strikes yearly per ICAO. Time for AI bird detection systems? Pros/cons? pic.twitter.com/DDELcClN4o
— Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) October 25, 2025
@Fahadnaimb
Video of the incident, taken by a passenger onboard, shows the birds going into one of the plane’s engines during ascension, practically exploding upon impact. The graphic clip shows blood splattered all over the wing.
According to X user Fahad Naim, the nose was dented by the event, but there were no human injuries.
He wrote, “Over 250k bird strikes yearly per ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization]. Time for A.I. bird detection systems?”
