What: Air India plane en route from Guwahat to Kolkata
Where: NSCB International airport
When: Sept 9 2011
Who: 105 passengers
Why: On approach to the airport, the plane developed issues with the landing gear, and declared an emergency.
Rescue services were on standby as the pilot landed the plane. No injuries were reported.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-1722 had to return and make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany, on September 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Istanbul, Turkey, had to return due to an open cargo door indication.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
In 2009, the Indian Government was talking about bailing out Air India if the airlines could convince the government that they can manage themselves. Now, stepping into 2011, civil aviation Minister Praful Patel is still talking about Air India’s need to streamline, organize and modernize.
Orenair flight R2-508/UN-852 had to make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, on October 26.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, had to be landed in emergency after one of its main tyres burst.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA-1165 had to make an emergency landing in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on February 27th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a smell of smoke in the cabin, which appeared to be originating from a lavatory.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-8806 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on February 25th.
The plane en-route from Mumbai, India, to Kathmandu, Nepal, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 255 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
