KLM flight KL-435 continued for a safe landing at Bahrain International Airport, Bahrain, on April 14th.
The Airbus A330-200, flying from Doha, Qatar, was mid-air when it was struck by lightning, but the crew continued to Bahrain.
The plane landed safely.
All 124 people onboard remained unharmed.
AtlasGlobal flight KK-8850 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on August 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Trabzon, Turkey, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Arabia Jordan flight G9-666 had to return and make an emergency landing in Khartoum, Sudan, on January 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a fire in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Paul Markman
What: Easyjet Airbus A320-200 en route from Heraklion (Greece) to London Gatwick,EN (UK)
Where: Athens International Airport
When: Apr 14th 2009 15.02 local time
Who: 137 passengers and 7 crew
Why: Pressurization. After observing problems with pressurization, the crew burned off ten minutes worth of fuel and landed on runway 21R. The problem turned out to be in the air conditioning. Easyjet’s press release terms this not an emergency but “merely a precautionary technical diversion.”
American Airlines flight 3232 had to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 22nd.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, to Fargo, North Dakota, was diverted due to possible mechanical issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 50 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-1450 hit a dog on the runway at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on December 3.
The Boeing 737-800 was en-route from Porto, Portugal, to Istanbul, Turkey, when it ran into a dog while landing at the airport.
The plane landed safely.
All 68 passenger aboard remained unhurt.
Pictured: A South African Airways Airbus A319-131 Johannesburg South Africa
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Contact photographer Andre Kok
What: South African Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Johannesburg
Where: Cape Town
When: Saturday Dec 19 2009
Who: 116 passengers
Why: While en route the plane developed a technical glitch leading to an emergency landing. On the ground, the flight was towed due to a problem in the nosewheel steering.
