On May 27 2013, an Air India Flight 452 A321 en route from Visakhapatnam to Delhi was in the air for an hour and a half when alerts indicated engine fluctuations.
Pilots diverted to Nagpur where they made a safe landing at Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport at 11:00 a.m.. None of the 174 passengers and crew reported injury.
Passengers were provided alternative flights to Delhi.
Pictured: An EgyptAir Boeing 737-566
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Contact photographer Stelios Ioannou
What: Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 en route from Cairo to Bangkok
Where: Mumbai
When: Dec 24/25th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane developed an engine problem and shut down one of its engines. The flight diverted to Mumbai where it landed safely.
The AirAsia Flight FD 3187 had to make an emergency landing at Thailand’s Phuket International Airport, due to bird strike, on August 5.
The flight, carrying 153 passengers and 6 crew members, was on its way from Nakorn Sri Thammarat to Bangkok when a bird smashed into one of the engine intakes and damaged the engine of the Airbus A320-200.
The plane landed safely at about 5:15 p.m.
The airline provided an alternate aircraft to take the passengers to their destination.
Korean Air flight KE-137 had to return for an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on February 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Nadi, Fiji, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 115 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Easyjet flight U2-8704 made an emergency landing on Porto Santo Island in the Atlantic Ocean, on May 24th.
According to an airline spokesperson, the Airbus A320-200, heading from Tenerife, Spain, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 167 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
On March 17, 2013:
What: Air India Airbus A320-200 en route from Delhi to Patna
Where: Patna
When: Oct 26 2010
Why: A runway inspection indicated a runway inspection at Delhi indicated debris on the runway, and that on takeoff, several runway edge lights had been destroyed, presumably from the takeoff of the Air India Airbus A320-200. The runway had to be closed for repairs.
On landing at Patna, a tire burst on the Airbus. It is presumed that the runway edge lights may have caused some preliminary damage to the tires.
*Note to pilot: repeat 3 x: runway lights are not speed bumps.
