TAP Air Portugal flight TP-432 had to return and make an emergency landing at Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on December 8.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Paris, France, had to return due to a sensor indication.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 36 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
What: NSW Air Ambulance A Beech King Air 350 (VH-NAO) o en route from Sydney to Wagga Wagga
Where: Sydney
When: Oct 23, 2012
Who: 3 aboard
Why: A patient, flight nurse and pilot were uninjured when an emergency developed aboard the flight.
The patient was being taken to Wagga Wagga when the plane had an undercarriage indication failure. The pilot returned to the airport and did a flyby for visual confirmation that the landing gear was not locked in place; and then made a safe landing at Sydney Airport in Mascot.
The elderly female passenger was transferred to an ambulance and driven to a hospital.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-7402 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Haugesund, Norway, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 136 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: AirTran Airways Boeing 717-200 en route from Orlando to Akron
Where: Orlando
When: Oct 4th 2009
Who: 122 on board (117 passengers and 5 crew)
Why: The flight experienced engine problems–fire in the left engine– and made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
Ground personnel witnessed sparks from the left engine. When passengers debarked by emergency chute, one was injured. Passengers were bussed off the tarmac where they were eventually transferred to a replacement Boeing.
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Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-843 made an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on December 23rd.
The plane heading from Billund, Denmark, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to a burning odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All ninety people aboard remained unharmed.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3322 had to make an emergency landing in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 22nd.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was descending toward Sioux City when the crew declared an emergency, reporting an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A Turkish Airlines chartered plane, which took off from Sabiha Gokcen Airport on the Asian side of Istanbul for Milan in Italy, made an emergency landing at the Ataturk Airport, Istanbul at noon on August 5.
According to the airport officials, the aircraft with 96 passengers aboard developed some technical fault immediately after taking off.
The officials further added that the passengers will be provided with another THY flight to resume their journey to Milan.
