A Singapore Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Turkey after running into a flock of storks which tore a hole in its nose.The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-200 took off from Istanbul Ataturk Airport at 1.30pm yesterday with 255 passengers and 14 crew members aboard but quickly ran into trouble.The plane ran into a flock of storks while gaining altitude, damaging its radome - a weatherproof protective shield for its radar antenna. A Singapore Airlines plane has made an emergency landing in Turkey after running into a flock of storks A tweet shows that one of the storks even got stuck in the plane following the early landing in Ankara The collision also inflicted damage on various other parts of the plane, including an engine on its left-hand side On the ground, pictures were shared on social media showing the shocking damage that the birds inflicted on the planeThe collision also inflicted damage on various other parts of the plane, including an engine on its left-hand side.

An hour and ten minutes after taking off, the plane made an emergency landing in Istanbul at 2.40pm.On the ground, pictures were shared on social media showing the shocking damage that the birds inflicted on the plane.One picture shows a dead bird that actually appears to be stuck inside the outer of the plane after the impact  tore a hole through its nose.Another shows a huge dent in the engine. More damage to the Singapore Airlines plane following an incident with a flock of storks in the air The passengers were transferred to a hotel while Singapore Airlines reportedly arranged to bring another plane to Istanbul Turkish Airlines technical teams took the damaged Boeing to maintenance when it landed to see if the extensive damage, pictured, could be repairedA panel on the underside of the plane appears to have been ripped in half, revealing a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft in another. The passengers were transferred to a hotel while Singapore Airlines reportedly arranged to bring another plane to Istanbul.Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines technical teams took the damaged Boeing to maintenance.