All Nippon Airways flight NH-816 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 22nd.
The Boeing 787-800 took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an indication that the temperature of exhaust gas from its right hand engine was very high.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 203 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Enter Air flight E4-503 aborted landing at Salzburg Airport, Austria, on October 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was attempting to land in Salzburg amid heavy winds brought by Storm Herwart. However, as the plane was on very short final to the runway, it got caught in the crosswinds and touched down hard.
The crew subsequently went around and decided to return to Frankfurt.
No Injuries were reported.
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What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon Portugal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Where: Lisbon
When: Jun 15th 2009
Who: 222 passengers
Why: After takeoff, an oil leak was detected in the Airbus and it returned to the airport. Passengers debarked and eventually took an alternative airbus. One passenger was ill.
Jet2.com flight LS-271 had to reject takeoff from Leeds, England, on May 15th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Alicante, Spain, when the crew received indication of a technical fault and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
An Expressjet/Continental Flight landing at Rochester
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What: ExpressJet/Continental Airlines Embraer RJ145 en route from Houston to Minneapolis/St. Paul
Where: diverted to Rochester
When: August 9
Who: 47 passengers
Why: The flight was diverted by storms to Rochester and landed safely which is certainly a good thing.
George’s Point of View
Flight 2816 is going down in aviation customer service infamy. After landing safely at an airport with a closed terminal–with a crew that had run out of flying time so that an alternate crew had to be flown in–the passengers were basically locked in the plane overnight. After six hours of being stuck in the plane with no food, and a stinking bathroom, at 6 a m, understandably grumpy passengers streamed into the terminal to complain. It is not clear who is responsible (ExpressJet or Continental Airlines.) From the sound of the irate passengers, it’s difficult to say if they’d rather have compensation, or just be allowed in a no holds-barred boxing match with whoever is responsible.
Airlinair flight, on behalf of Hop! A5-4073 made a safe emergency landing at Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, France, on July 29th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A en-route from Pau, France, was mid-air when its windshield cracked.
The plane with 62 people aboard landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
ANA Wings flight NH-1822 had to make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on April 25th.
The plane flying from Matsuyama, Japan, was descending toward Nagoya when the crew entered a hold reporting a hydraulic failure.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron.
There were 57 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
