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Air Baltic Flight Returns to Riga After Bird Strike

Air Baltic flight BT-629 had to return for an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on September 25th.

The plane took off for Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Latvia-Bound Air Baltic Flight Suffers Bird Strike

Air Baltic flight BT-432 suffered a bird strike on the way to Riga, Latvia, on September 24th.

The incident happened when the plane flying from Vienna, Austria, was on approach to Riga.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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LOT Polish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Riga

LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-794 made an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 29th.

The plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to a brakes overheat indication.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.


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Air Baltic Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Riga

Air Baltic flight BT-732 had to return and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 5th.

The plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Finnair Flight Returns to Latvia due to Technical Fault

Finnair flight AY-1072 had to return and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on January 12th.

The plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to turn back due to a technical fault.

The plane landed back safely. All twenty-eight passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.


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AirBaltic Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Latvia

AirBaltic flight BT-402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 12th.

The plane took off for Kiev, Ukraine, but had to turn back due to an oil pressure indication problem.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.


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AirBaltic Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Latvia

AirBaltic flight BT-136 had to make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on December 28th.

The plane was flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, when the crew reported a gear indication and performed a go-around to work checklists.

The plane subsequently continued for a safely landing. All 64 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.


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Ryanair Plane Returns to Latvia due to Fuel Leakage

RyanairRyanair flight FR-8086 had to return and make an emergency landing at Riga International Airport, Riga, Latvia, on October 26.

The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Charleroi, Belgium, had to return due to suspected fuel leakage in one of its engine.

The plane landed safely.

All 176 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unhurt.


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Air Baltic Flight Cancelled


Pictured: An Air Baltic De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 at Dusseldorf – International (
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Rainer Bexten

What: Air Baltic de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Riga Latvia to Brussels
Where: Riga
When: Nov 29th 2010
Who: 73 passengers and 4 crew
Why: Before takeoff, the flight was delayed due reportedly to overweight baggage. Then en route, the Dash 8 developed cabin pressure problems. The flight circled for an hour to burn fuel, then the flight returned to Riga to make a safe landing. Passengers were provided ( 1.50 lats, about $2.78 US) meal vouchers and provided a replacement jet. Krišj?nis Kari?š and Sandra Kalniete (European Parliament members) were aboard the flight.

* A lat is equal to 1.85259 dollars.

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