Back in 2009, the "Miracle on the Hudson​" involved a bird strike and a plane taking the same route as Thursday's American Airlines jet.

Authorities say bird strike involving an American Airlines jetliner disabled one of the plane’s two engines shortly after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

A second American Airlines flight was diverted to John F. Kennedy Airport in two days, a spokesperson confirmed to PIX11 News. Flight 732, with service to London from Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted to New York early Saturday morning for a mechanical issue,