British Airways flight BA-2679 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on April 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 was heading from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew requested an emergency landing due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 140 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
What: UPS cargo plane en route from Louisville
Where: Louisville International Airport
When: May 21, 20125:30 p.m.
Who: UPS Crew
Why: At 5:30 p.m. after taking off from Louisville, the pilot told ATC of a fire indication in an engine, and said it must make an emergency landing.
Emergency services were on standby as the pilot made a safe landing. No fire was found.
(Details unconfirmed)
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-1995 had to reject take-off at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on July 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Manchester, England, was taking-off when its left engine emitted loud bangs.
The plane returned safely to the apron.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-754 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, on December 21st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to a burning odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport on September 14.
According to the airline, the Boeing 747-400 plane was en-route from Manchester, UK to Orlando, Florida, when it was diverted due to a ‘minor technical problem’.
The plane landed uneventfully after dumping extra fuel. There were 433 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-607 had to return and make an emergency landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan on December 1.
The Gilgit-bound plane was forced to return after it developed a technical fault.
The flight landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
