Turkish Airlines flight TK-1665 made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 22nd.
The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they could not retract the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
GoAir flight G8-338 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on June 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mumbai, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and fifty-five passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
An Emirates plane had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Western Australia, on December 1st.
The A380 plane was en-route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Dubai, UAE, when a passenger went into labor. There were two doctors on-board who helped her through her contractions while the pilot diverted to Perth.
The passengers said the woman did not speak English and the doctors had to use Google translate to communicate with her.
The plane landed safely. The passenger was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl.
The delayed flight reached Dubai the next day.
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What: Spanair Airbus A321-200 en route from Madrid to Las Palmas
Where: Seville
When: Dec 23rd 2009
Who: 185 passengers
Why: While en route, the Airbus developed a problem with one of its engines. Passengers heard an explosion and smelled burning oil. The crew decided to shut down the malfunctioning engine, and shut it down.
The flight landed safely.
A replacement jet was flown in but not all passengers opted to board the replacement flight seven hours after they arrived.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 0936 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, at around 8 p.m. on June 19.
The plane was diverted after the pilot reported smoke coming out of the cockpit. The flight was heading to Copenhagen, Denmark at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said the smoke had vanished before landing.
Wizz Air flight W6-4427 made an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on February 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted due to technical reasons.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and twenty people aboard remained safe.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-2595 was struck by lightning after taking off from Munich, Germany, on October 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was heading to Moscow, Russia, when it experienced a lightning strike.
However, the crew reported that there were no adverse indications and decided to continue the flight.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
