Germania Airlines flight ST-3108 had to return and make an emergency landing in Muenster, Germany, on October 5th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Malaga, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smell of smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 118 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight 3654 had to make an emergency landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 10.
The decision for emergency landing was made after a smoke detector set off. The plane was en-route from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The Boeing 737 landed uneventfully and all 118 passengers and 5 crew members remained unhurt.
The airline said in a statement that the fire detector went off after a passenger used an e-cigarette in the lavatory.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2263 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on December 22nd.
The plane heading from Fort Myers, Florida, to Boston, Massachusetts, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All thirty-six people aboard remained safe.
PSA Airlines Flight 5209 made an emergency landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 15th.
The plane heading from Norfolk, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted due to a possible issue with cargo hold’s fire extinguishing system.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jet2.com flight LS-891 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on October 6th.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a flaps issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Qantas B737-400 en route from Adelaide to Melbourne
Where: Melbourne
When: Jan 24, 2011
Who: 99 passengers and six crew
Why: On experiencing an air conditioning problem, (turning off an overheated air conditioning system and the second system shut down), the plane lost cabin pressure. Thirty minutes out of Melbourne, the pilot descended to 10,000 feet, and continued to make a safe landing at Melbourne.
Frontier flight 555 made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6.
The A319 airbus, en-route from Denver, Colorado, to San Diego, California, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
