A Loganair plane was left with a damaged propeller when it was involved in a mid-air collision with a bird following take off from Edinburgh Airport.
Air bosses confirmed the aircraft, which was travelling from the capital to Norwich, had been taken out of service after the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
Passengers were left grounded for more than three hours as they awaited a replacement to arrive at the terminal, according to The Sun.
It comes just a week after another Loganair flight sounded the 7700 squawk code on the way to Edinburgh from Southampton during a mid-air emergency.
A spokesperson from Loganair said: “A flight from Edinburgh to Norwich yesterday was delayed after the aircraft suffered a bird strike during its previous flight into Norwich.
"The planned aircraft was withdrawn from service for routine engineering inspections.
"Customers continued their journey aboard a replacement aircraft, albeit with a delay.”
The Southampton flight was diverted from its initial path to nearby Bournemouth Airport moments after take off.
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Incredibly, the plane achieved an altitude of just 1,200 ft before starting to make its descent further along the South coast of England.
The alert is used by planes to identify an aircraft with a possible problem on board, and allows the crew to be given priority to land over others airborne at the time.
The cause of the emergency has not yet been revealed.
