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Door Locks Out Air India Captain
On May 13/14, 2013 the cockpit door of one of Air India’s planes locked the captain out while he was using the toilet. The co-pilot and trainee pilot had to land the plane in Bhopal for ground maintenance engineers to fix the problem. On May 13, the flight took off from Delhi for Bangalore.... »
Emergency landings in Bhubaneshwar
On May 12, 2013, during turbulent weather, three flights made emergency landings at Biju Patnaik Airport. Two Indigo flights from Raipur to Kolkata and Bangalore to Kolkata made emergency landings, as well as an Air India flight from Agartala to Kolkata. No serious injuries were sustained, but several crew members and passengers were affected... »
Emergency Landing in Mumbai
An IndiGo flight en route from Srinagar to Mumbai developed a problem with a nose wheel, leading to the pilot requesting priority landing at Mumbai. Emergency services were on hand when the pilot made the emergency landing. No injuries were reported. The plane was towed to the gate. »
LionAir Flight Undershoots Bali Runway, 108 Aboard
On April 13, 2013, a Bandung to Denpasar Lion Air Boeing 737-800 en undershot the Denpasar Airport runway and ditched in the ocean—literally falling from a height of 55 yards. All of the 101 passengers and 7 crew got out alive, but at least twenty people were injured. On impact, the plane broke in... »
Air France Crisis Over Mumbai
photographer Sergio Cardona On March 11, 2013, an Air France Airbus A330 en route from Mumbai to Paris developed an engine problem. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to Mumbai. There were almost two hundred passengers aboard the flight. None of them reported injury. Passengers disembarked, and were provided accommodations as an... »
Indigo Suffers Gusty Winds on Landing, Stops on Soft Ground
On March 9, 2013 at 13:05 an IndiGo Airbus A320-232 with 40 aboard was landing from Chandigarh to Mumbai when the plane veered off the runway and destroyed runway lights. The plane was struck by a gust of wind which knocked it off course. No passengers were injured. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation... »
Jet Airways emergency landing
On Feb 25, 2013, a Jet Airways flight with 135 passengers was en route from Mumbai to Kolkata when the plane developed a problem and diverted to NSC Bose International airport. Pilots were alerted of a landing gear problem. It is not known if the flight made a flyby inspection, but ti made a... »
No Fatalities in Bangladesh Helicopter Crash
On Feb 12, 2013, at 4:15 p.m. a Meghna Group McDonnell Douglas Md600N en route from Nimertek village in Rupganj upazila, Bangladesh hit a tree while en route. One account says the helicopter struck the tree in Narayanganj after suffering technical glitches. Two were hospitalized at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. There were two crew... »
GoAir Emergency Landing in Chennai
A 2:10p.m GoAir flight G8302 Airbus A320 from Chennai to Mumbai made an emergency landing when the plane filled with smoke, probably from the air conditioning vents. As soon as the plane made a safe landing, passengers disembarked and were moved a safe distance from the plane. There were over 50 passengers aboard. The... »
Emergency Landing at NSC Bose International airport
After experiencing an engine problem on Dec 17, 2012, a chartered Kazakistan plane en route from Bangkok to Lucknow made an emergency landing at NSC Bose International airport. There were 23 aboard, 17 of whom passengers. No injuries were reported. The left engine stalled for unknown reason. The flight made a safe landing at... »
