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What: Iberia Airbus A321-200 en route from Tenerife to Madrid
Where: Tenerife
When: Nov 9th 2009
Who: 132 passengers
Why: After take-off, one of the Airbus engines was shut down. The crew returned to the airport and made a safe landing.
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What: Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 en route from Las Vegas,NV to Morelia
Where: Las Vegas
When: Sep 19 2010
Who: 102 passenger
Why: After takeoff, a fuel leak was observed and the flight crew reported rapidly losing fuel. They returned to Las Vegas where they (quickly) made a safe landing.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5320 had to return for an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 15th.
The FAA reported that the Canadair CRJ-700 plane that took off for Gulfport, Mississippi, had to turn back due to a deer strike during departure.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 44 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-159 made an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on May 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of an open panel door.
The plane landed back safely. All 375 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
VietJet Air flight VJ982 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on October 30th.
The plane heading from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Gimhae, South Korea, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Express Airways flight UO-1845 had to return for an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on April 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely.
There were 194 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.