PAWA Dominicana Airlines flight 7N-750 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on December 9th.
The plane took off for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of left engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 112 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight 922 had to return and make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on January 14.
The flight departed for London Heathrow Airport at around 10 a.m. but had to turn back shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The Boeing 767-300 landed back uneventfully. All 84 passengers and 13 crew members remained unharmed.
Airline spokesperson Rahsaan Johnson said, ‘We cancelled the flight so our maintenance team could service the aircraft, and we provided customers alternate flights to their destinations.’
Primera Air Nordic flight 6F644 had to make an emergency landing in Nantes, France, on February 28th.
The airline said that the Boeing 737, en-route from Tenerife, Spain, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew heard unusual noise coming from one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 169 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Some passengers reported that the plane’s engine was on fire.
The incident is being investigated.
EasyJet flight U25259 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on September 13.
It is believed that the Airbus A319, heading to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, had to turn back due to hydraulic issues.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Pictured: A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4
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Contact photographer Mark Kopczak
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Chicago
Where: Tampa International Airport
When: Mar 30th 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the landing gear remained stuck in the down position. After circling the airport for half an hour, the flight landed safely at the Tampa airport, with emergency vehicles on standby.
Pictured: A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER
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Contact photographer Josh May
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Rome
Where: near Halifax
When: Nov 15th 2009
Who: 72 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane encountered light turbulence. After changing flight levels several times and flickering of/on seat-belt signs, the crew requested a return to NY, suffering problems arising from only one operable altimeter. The crew managed to land the plane safely
Sunstate Airlines flight QF-2130 hit severe turbulence in Canberra, Australia, on October 10th.
The plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two crew members and one passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
