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What: Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Salvador to Sao Paulo
Where: Brazil
When: Nov 24th 2009
Who: 94 passengers
Why: Half an hour after leaving Salvador, the cabin lost air pressure. Oxygen masks deployed as the flight returned to Viracopos Airport. The flight landed safely, and passengers debarked. Passengers were provided alternative flights.
KLM flight KL-691 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on January 27.
The Boeing 747-400, heading towards Toronto, Ontario, had to dump fuel and return after a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air India flight AI 137 had to return and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, India, on January 26.
The plane took off for Milan, Italy, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was detected in the cabin.
The Boeing Dreamliner plane landed safely. All 167 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE321 had to make an emergency landing in Newcastle, UK, on November 11.
The pilot declared emergency after a passenger became sick midair. The flight was on its way from Birmingham to Aberdeen at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and the patient was given immediate medical assistance.
The plane again departed for Aberdeen after some time.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Tokyo Narita
Where: Churchill
When: Jan 15th 2011
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine trouble and diverted to Minneapolis but with more trouble, diverted their diversion to Detroit where they made an emergency landing.
Pictured: an Alitalia Boeing-767-3S1
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Contact photographer Josh May
What: Alitalia Boeing 767, travelling from Milan in Italy to New York’s JFK
Where: Shannon Airport
When: Wednesday April 15 2009 5 PM
Who: 168 passengers and eleven crew
Why: When the pilot became ill, the flight landed at Shannon Airport. The pilot was hospitalized in Limerick and the passengers were treated to an overnight hotel stay and will continue to JFK on Thursday. Rumor on the pilot network is that the pilot had a heart attack.
Oman Air flight WY-105 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 10th.
The Boeing 787-8 plane heading from Muscat, Oman, to Manchester, England, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-four passengers aboard remained safe.
