Wizz Air flight W6-7868 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on April 27th.
The plane, en-route from Beauvais–Tillé Airport, France, to Debrecen, Hungary, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-37 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on August 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Itami Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed safely. There were two hundred and seventy-four passengers and eleven crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-23 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-758 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on March 6th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Chennai, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 162 people aboard remained safe.
Cayman Airways flight KX-505 made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on December 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, was descending toward Grand Cayman when the crew requested emergency assistance due to an unidentified odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Kansas City, MO to Denver
Where: Kansas City
When: Nov 24 2009
Why: After take-off, the plane struck several geese. The right engine had to be shut down immediately. The plane immediately returned to the airport to land within ten minutes. This is after the same plane flew through a flock of birds last week, sustaining damage in both engines.
Turkish Airlines flight 606 had to make an emergency landing at Khartoum International Airport, Sudan, on November 30th.
The plane heading from Nairobi, Kenya, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after a passenger reported a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
It is believed that the bomb scare was caused due to an on-board wi-fi network called “bomb on board”.
