IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Air France cargo plane, operating flight 6738, had to make an emergency landing at Halifax International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 14.
The Boeing 777 plane, heading from Paris to Chicago, was forced to land in emergency after one of its two engines lost power.
The plane landed uneventfully at around 9:35 p.m.
There were 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The incident is being investigated.
Pictured: A Yute Air Cessna 207A
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What: Yute Air Cessna 207 air taxi
Where: Fifteen miles from the Yup’ik village of Tuntutuliak, 40 miles from the Bering Sea Coast
When: Wednesday November 18th, 2009
Who: pilot and 7 passengers
Why: While en route, the engine lost oil pressure, then the single engine seized up. The pilot made an emergency landing in a dry lake bed, where those on board stayed together and inside to keep warm in the 6 degree below zero weather. A public safety person and volunteers in snowshoes and a snowmobile from the village hiked to the crash site and towed the some of the passengers, including two babies, to the village in a homemade sled; others were provided snow shoes. They defrosted in the village before returning to Bethel on to two Yute Air planes.
A Lineas Aereas Suramericanas plane had to return and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on March 28th.
The Boeing 727-200 plane took off for Leticia, Colombia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Interjet Airbus A320-200 en route from Toluca to Acapulco
Where: Toluca
When: Mar 12th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the cabin filled with a burning plastic-smelling smoke. The plane requested to return to Toluca and made a safe landing shortly afterwards. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
A Shanghai-bound China Eastern Airlines flight made an uneventful emergency landing at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, after a bird collided with the pilot-side window.
Flight MU5666 took off from Xiamen at about 1:29pm on April 16. Shortly after the take off, the captain requested emergency landing due to a bird strike. The plane then returned and landed safely. None of the passengers or crew members were injured.
The ground attendants found the windshield to be severely damaged and splattered with blood and feathers. China Eastern Airlines has confirmed the incident, and commended their crew for calmly handling the situation.
According to airport authorities, passengers were taken to their destination on another plane.
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What: Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Bourgas to Ekaterinburg
Where: Ekaterinburg
When: Jul 19. 2011 0:20 Moscow time
Who: 119 passengers
Why: While en route from Bourgas to Ekaterinburg, the plane developed a hydraulic problem. (Specific details about the hydraulic problem have not been released.)
The flight continued to Koltsovo Airport in the Urals where it made a safe landing.
