Air Canada flight lands safely after Mayday call when plane struck flock of birds

An Air Canada flight had a “bit of a hairy landing” at the Ottawa Airport early Thursday after the plane hit a flock of birds.
An Air Canada spokeswoman said that flight AC342, with 170 passengers on board, which was scheduled to arrive from Vancouver at 12:46 a.m., made contact with birds on the descent and “as per our operating procedures airport services were called.”
“The flight landed safely and no one was hurt,” she added.
The plane, which made it to the