What: Southwest Airlines 737 Flight 3252 en route from from San Diego to Baltimore
Where: Lindbergh Field
When: Dec 1, 2012, 7:15 a.m.
Who: 129 passengers, 5 crew
Why: As the plane was taking off, a flight attendant smelled smoke. The pilot returned to San Diego and made an emergency landing on Lindbergh Field. Oxygen masks were deployed but there were no injuries.
The plane was slated for inspection and will be removed from service until the issue is solved.
Air Arabia flight G9-522 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on April 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Chittagong, Bangladesh, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. There were 164 passengers and 17 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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What: Emirates Boeing 777-200 en route from Kochi to Dubai
Where: Kochi India
When: Oct 12, 2010 4.20 a.m.
Who: 205 passengers, 14 crew
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed hydraulic problems with the landing gear.
The plane had to return to Kochi. After landing, 75 passengers were accommodated on the 10:30 flight. The rest of the passengers were accommodated at hotels and promised the next available flights out.
United Airlines flight UA-801 made a safe landing at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, Texas, on September 18th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Houston, Texas, was about to land when the crew reported an indication of engine fire.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-61 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, Scotland, on March 31st.
The Boeing 777, en-route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Toronto, Canada, was mid-air when a passenger reportedly fell ill onboard, prompting the plane to divert to Prestwick.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Eindhoven to Ibiza
Where: Paris
When: May 15th 2012
Why: The flight was en route over Paris when a problem developed, and the crew diverted to Brussels where they made a safe landing at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA).
The plane will be examined to determine the nature of the problem. (We an only assume the rocking motion passengers complained of was not turbulence.)
Sky West Airlines flight DL-4813 flying on behalf of Delta Airlines made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on September 20.
The Canadair CRJ-900 flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Chicago, Illinois, dropped a wheel right after departing.
The plane landed safely.
There were no injuries reported.
