Pictured: A Mexicana Link Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
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Contact photographer Jose Lopez
What: Mexicana Link Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Cancun to Puebla
Where: Merida
When: Feb 15 2010
Who: 37 passengers
Why: While en route, during the flight the windshield developed cracks. The flight diverted to Merida Mexico and made a safe landing.
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Contact photographer Mathias Henig
What: Blue Wings Airbus A320-200 en route from Moscow to Karlsruhe Germany
Where: Warsaw Poland /Dusseldorf Germany
When: Dec 22nd 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight lost pressure. The plane almost diverted to Warsaw, but instead diverted to Dusseldorf where it made a safe landing.
Air Tahiti flight VT-418 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raiatea Airport, French Polynesia, on July 24th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Bora Bora to Papeete in French Polynesia had to divert due to smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-607 had to return and make an emergency landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan on December 1.
The Gilgit-bound plane was forced to return after it developed a technical fault.
The flight landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Tom Buysse
What: Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Brussels to Mumbai
Where: Budapest
When: Oct 3rd 2009
Who: 224 passengers and 13 crew,
Why: While en route, the flight developed a gearbox problem which necessitated the shut down of an engine. The plane landed safely in Budapest. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations.
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Contact photographer Svido Stanislav
What: Gazpromavia Boeing 737-700 en route from Moscow to Nadym
Where: Nadym
When: Jun 16th 2011
Who: 51 passengers and 5 crew
Why: Unruly passenger had hallucinations, threatened airline crew, claimed his phone was a bomb, etc. Emergency services met the flight when it landed and took the passenger off their hands, where he was taken to a mental hospital and diagnosed with “alcoholic hallucinosis.”
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-1433 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Perm, Russia, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
