NEW : Often the creatures get sucked into a plane 's engine . Birds went into one of the plane 's main engines , Southwest Airlines says . A Baltimore - based Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville . The plane had just taken off from Nashville International Airport when it hit birds , airline says . The plane landed safely , Southwest says .
NEW : Birds went into one of the plane 's main engines , Southwest Airlines says . A Baltimore - based Southwest Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville . The plane had just taken off from Nashville International Airport when it hit birds , airline says . The plane landed safely , Southwest says .