I'm curious about the ATC side of handling this type of incident. They must have had a fairly hectic time too. Finding out the available runways, possibly clearing other a/c out of the way, etc. I'd appreciate if someone could describe the SOP on the ground and also how much the other airport operations were disrupted, if at all.
Just an aviation enthusiast here, but I was amazed at the instant "All runways available for landing" right after the Mayday call
That must cause some hectic activity as mentionned above
Showed this to a lot of friends and everyone said well done to everyone involved and were quite impressed by the coolness of the pilots.
Since the story had a happy ending, I can say that the lads found the close up of the bird being ingested pretty funny, while most of the girls, before showing any concern for the 200+ people on the plane, were very concerned about the bird!!