Thomas Cook flight MT-2152 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on April 9th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Paphos, Cyprus, had to return due to a hydraulic problem. The plane entered a hold to burn off the fuel before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight 3663, operated by GoJet, had to return and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on May 28.
The plane took off for Chicago but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in cockpit.
The Canadair CRJ-700 twin-jet landed uneventfully. All 66 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Northwest Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from San Diego, to Minneapolis
Where: Minneapolis
When: Oct 21st 200
Who: 144 passengers 5 crew
Why: The Airbus was out of communication for nearly an hour and a half, and overflew Minneapolis by 15 minutes. The plane had been in contact with Denver but lost contact southeast of Denver,CO after 5:56pm. Denver ATC conferred with Minneapolis ATC. Without reestablishing contact, just before 8 p.m., the plane flew over the airport.
Military jets were put on standby.
Meanwhile, on board, passengers had a very quiet flight, without input from the captain.
Before communications were re-established at 8:14 p.m. the plane had overshot the airport in an easterly direction by nearly a quarter of an hour. Contact was reestablished over Eau Claire, Wis. It is not known if pilots fell asleep.
Pilots didn’t discover their mistake until a flight attendant in the cabin contacted them over the intercom. Passengers were looking at their watches and wondering when the flight would end. Even after they landed, passengers were told to wait, eventually walking past a line of security officers.
On landing in Minneapolis, police boarded the plane, as per standard policy.
The two pilots are suspended until Delta/Northwest investigates the situation. Interviews of the pilots and rest of the crew are pending.
S7 Airlines flight S7-3278 had to return and make an emergency landing in Norilsk, Russia, on December 21st.
The plane took off for Novosibirsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to a landing gear problem.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-six passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
A Cessna 152 plane made an emergency landing at Sunken Meadow Park in Suffolk County, New York, on March 11th.
The plane was on a training flight when its engine failed, forcing the pilot to land on the beach.
There were two people aboard, including the instructor Robert Keleti, 61, and a student Bar Eliran, 43; none of them were injured.
Thai Airways flight TG467 en-route from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, made an emergency landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia, at 4:50 p.m. on August 12.
The emergency landing was made after a crack was noticed in the cockpit window of the Boeing 747 which had 273 passengers and 21 crew members aboard at the time.
The pilot, Ivtas Dejkunjorn, safely landed the plane and no one was hurt.
An airport spokeswoman said, “Passengers have already been cleared through immigration and have been put up in hotels near the airport for the night.”
Thai Airways said that they are sending a team to Bali to investigate the incident and for overseeing the replacement of cracked window.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-992 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 15th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Birmingham, England, to Hurghada, Egypt, was diverted after the crew reported an issue with a fuel pump.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
