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A TUI flight from the UK to Cyprus has been diverted after an emergency was declared on board due to a "bird strike". ‌

The Boeing 737, flight number TOM 6754 , was bound for Paphos, in Cyprus, when the incident occurred at 4.30pm on Sunday as the plane took off from Cardiff and the plane had to be rerouted to Birmingham for it to land. Operations also had to be suspended at Birmingham Airport while emergency services met the aircraft upon its arrival . ‌

Flight maps show that the plane circled Swansea Bay at approximately 3,000ft before climbing up to 12,000ft and heading towards the West Midlands to land, reports the Mirror . ‌

Passengers and crew were safely disembarked after the aircraft burned fuel circling before landing at 5.30pm.

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