ExpressJet Airlines Flight 2762, operating as American Eagle, had to divert and make an emergency landing in Huntsville, Alabama, on November 11.
The flight was heading from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, Tennessee, to Dallas, Texas, when a passenger reported fuel leaking out of the wing, prompting the pilot to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 41 passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
Jetstar flight JQ888 had to make an emergency landing at Rockhampton airport in Queensland, Australia, on June 8.
According to an airline spokesperson, the pilots declared emergency after the crew reported strong smell in the aircraft’s cabin. The flight was en-route from Brisbane to Mackay at the time.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was taken for inspection.
A light plane carrying famous actor Cliff Parisi was forced to make an emergency landing at the Manston airport, located in Thanet District of Kent, England, shortly before the airport was scheduled to close.
With Parsi and two others on-board, the plane was on its way to France when the pilot discovered a technical problem. He then diverted the plane towards Manston airport and made an uneventful emergency landing Thursday morning.
Manston airport ceased operations a few hours later, at 17:00 BST, despite the offers made to its owners from various parties interested in buying it.
Parsi, best known for playing the character of Minty in Eastenders and Fred in Call the Midwife, thanked and showed his support for the airport in a tweet.
“Just had an emergency landing at Manston air field thank God they are open today tomorrow they are closed for ever #savemanston”, said Parsi.
Juneyao Airlines flight HO-1634 made an emergency landing in Guangzhou, China, on November 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sanya to Nanjing, China, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On January 9, 2013 at t 01 h 10 min, a Mordovia Airlines Antonov 24rv#RA 46640 landing at Saransk Airport, Mordovia Russia skidded off the runway.
The flight was from Krasnodar to Kazan, with a fuel stopover in Saransk airport.
The plane was carrying a flight crew and the “Ariada – Akpars” hockey team. Five crew and twenty-nine passengers were aboard. There were no injuries reported. Passengers were provided an alternative flight for the remainder of their trip.
Air India flight AI-476 made an emergency landing in Jaipur, India, on April 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Jodhpur to Delhi, India, was diverted after the crew received indication of a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
On Feb 22, 2013 at 10:45 a.m., a United Airlines Boeing 737 from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland had landed and was taxiing when it suffered a runway excursion on landing on a slippery runway.
The plane ran off the runway in slippery winter weather and ended up on soft ground in the grass.
The Airport said the passengers disembarked without injury and were bussed to the gate.
The plane sustained some undetermined damage.
