A Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-400 with 234 people on board made an emergency landing in Johannesburg at the weekend after a bird strike just after take off.
The flight had taken off on Sunday from South Africa's Johannesburg OR International Airport and was heading to Hong Kong, but it returned and safely landed after dumping fuel.
"Shortly after take off, the aircraft encountered a multiple bird strike," Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Monday.
The captain decided to make a U-turn.
"After a standard fuel jettison procedure in order to ensure an appropriate landing weight, the flight landed safely without further incident ... approximately one hour and two minutes after departure," Cathay said.
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There were 213 passengers and 21 crew on board flight CX748 bound for Hong Kong International Airport.
