A United Airlines plane, heading from Anchorage to Chicago, made an unscheduled stop at Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota, early on March 16.
Authorities said the unscheduled landing was prompted by a medical emergency. Reportedly, a female passenger became sick midair.
The plane, carrying over 150 passengers, landed at around 3:30 a.m. The sick passenger was rushed to a hospital.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
Ryanair flight FR-9056 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on September 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Alicante, Spain, to Bremen, Germany, was diverted due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
CityJet flight WX-118 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on March 18.
The Avro RJ-85, flying from Dublin to London, England, had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Qantas Airlines flight QF-130 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China, on September 15.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to burn off its fuel and return due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Asia flight D7-377 made a safe emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Selangor, Malaysia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Five among the 291 passengers and 11 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were treated at the airport.
Finnair flight AY-348 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on October 1st.
The plane flying from Joensuu, Finland, was descending toward Helsinki when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical failure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Long Beach
Where: New York
When: Mar 28th 2010
Who: 144 on board
Why: Leaving the runway, the plane’s tail impacted either hail or a bird or had a tail strike (reports conflict); the flight returned to JFK and made a safe landing so that the damage could be checked out. Passengers debarked, and boarded an alternative plane some time later.
