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What: Spanair McDonnell Douglas MD-83 from Ovideo to Barcelona
Where: Bilbao
When: Oct 13th 2011
Who: 96 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with cabin pressure. The pilots diverted to Bilbao, where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided alternate flights.
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What: Boeing 757-200, G-LSAA operating a Charter flight LS2113 en route from Manchester Airport to Taba, Egypt
Where: Athens
When: Monday afternoon Mar 2 at 3:40 p.m
Who: about 192 passengers
Why: The flight made “a controlled, rapid descent” when the pilot noted a problem with the cabin air pressure. About half a dozen passengers–including a child–were taken for medical evaluation. A Boeing 757-200, G-LSAH from Manchester was sent to pick up the marooned travelers.
A Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Orlando to Cincinnati made an emergency landing in Knoxville after pilots reported smoke coming from the plane.
The five crew and all the passengers put on oxygen masks but removed them on landing as a ground crew inspected the outside of the plane. Emergency services did not see smoke or fire.
The unplanned landing was uneventful. A replacement flight was provided for to accommodate 52 passengers. There were no injuries, but there was a discrepancy of the number of people reported aboard.
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What: Donavia Boeing 737-400 en route from Rostov to Moscow Vnukovo
Where: Rostov
When: Jan 23rd 2012 2:00 pm
Who: 70 passengers, 8 crew
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed pressure problems. An alarm went off on board; the crew had to return to Rostov where they made a safe landing.
Some passengers passed out and others experienced bloody noses and ears from the pressure.
The oxygen masks were not working, although they were released.
The cause of the pressure issues has not been determined and the details have not been made public.
The flight made a safe landing at Rostov on Don at 3:15 p.m. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.
TUI fly Belgium flight TB-6386 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Rabat, Morocco, to Charleroi, Belgium, had to divert due to problems with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
An American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing at Stephenville Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on August 27.
The Airbus 330-300, heading from Italy to North Carolina, was diverted after one of its engines failed.
The plane, carrying no passengers and only 3 crew members, landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Everjets flight CO-729 made an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on August 20th.
The plane heading from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Larnaca, Cyprus, had to be diverted due to a cabin pressurization issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
