A packed airplane was forced to make an emergency landing after two swans smashed into it and punctured the fuselage, according to a report.

Speaking after the flight's brush with the three swans, a source said they would have hit the aircraft with the same force "as a car hitting a concrete wall at around 30mph"

A Tui Boeing 737 Max from Gatwick had to make an emergency landing after two swans hit the aircraft leaving it peppered with holes and the windscreen cracked

A Tui Boeing aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after colliding with two swans during take-off on Wednesday. The passenger jet, bound for Cape Verde, was struck by the birds at approximately 185mph when it reached an altitude of 1,

A Tui plane was forced to make an emergency landing after two swans collided with the aircraft shortly after takeoff, The Sun reports. The Boeing 737 Max, operated by TUI, was en route from Gatwick Airport to Cape Verde when the bird strike occurred at around 1,