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What: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 en route from London to Lagos Nigeria
Where: London
When: Oct 7 2010
Who: 263 passengers, 16 crew
Why: While en route, the flight incurred a technical emergency and returned to London where they made a safe landing.
Virgin Atlantic provided passengers telephone and meal vouchers and hotel accommodations. The flight proceeded as scheduled the next day.
An Air France flight, operated by Cityjet, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, on December 4.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Paris, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted due to Storm Desmond.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were over 50 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged bus for the passengers.
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What: Russian Air Force Antonov 22A en route from Voronezh to Tver-Migalovo
Where: Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia
When: Dec 28, 2010, 21:30
Who: 12 crewmembers (all fatalities)
Why: After disappearing from radar at 21:30, the Russian military transport plane on a return flight after delivering a MiG-31 fighter jet to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University crashed near Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia. There was no cargo. The burning remains were sighted by air patrols on Tuesday at 23:36 four kilometres from the village of Troitskoye. Witnesses heard an explosion.
Two on site recovery teams hampered by a blizzard and brutal cold weather found that all 12 crew members had been killed. Russian reports speculate that the cause was engine failure. The Antonov is a military cargo turboprop.
The Russian military is grounding all planes with similar engines, pending determination of the cause of the crash.
Iberia flight IB-6252 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 11th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ (USA) to Hong Kong
Where: Newark NJ
When: Mar 10 2010
Who: 301 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the Boeing encountered a flock of geese, with bird strikes on the right wing and nose. The jet circled the airport to burn off fuel, then landed safely.
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Passengers were rebooked, and provided accommodations.
IndiGo flight 6E-719 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on November 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Visakhapatnam, India, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
Kuwait Airways Flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom, on June 27.
The plane, heading from New York to Kuwait, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
According to an airport spokesperson, “KU118 from JFK to Kuwait was diverted to Heathrow after a passenger was taken ill on-board… The passenger was looked after London Ambulance Service and the flight is resuming its journey shortly.”
