Southwest Airlines flight WN-330 made an emergency landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, was on approach to Baltimore when the crew reported a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Singapore Airlines B773 en route from Moscow to Singapore
Where: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
When: Oct 3 2010, midnight
Who: 262 passengers
Why: The flight was en route when Moscow police contacted the pilots and told them there was a possible bomb on board.
Delhi, the nearest airport, refused to allow them to land due to the Commonwealth Games, but they were permitted to divert to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport where they made a safe landing around midnight.
Passengers disembarked, and the plane was isolated and the baggage searched.
Pictured: A Scandinavian Airlines – SAS Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900
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What: Scandinavian Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Copenhagen to Birmingham England
Where: Copenhagen
When: Nov 1st 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight experienced an issue with their hydraulics. The plane made an emergency landing back in Copenhagen, where the left engine underwent repairs.
Passengers boarded an alternative plane and resumed their flight to Birmingham.
Small Planet Airlines flight 5P-5963 made an emergency landing in Bergerac, France, on May 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Paderborn, Germany, to Fuerteventura, Spain, was diverted due to an air conditioning system problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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.
What: Cessna 150
Where: San Diego bay
When: May 26, 2012, 4:20 p.m
Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities
Why: A Cessna towing a banner lost engine power. Pilots informed ATC, cut free the banner they were towing and ended up in San Diego Bay, Missing the Hilton Hotel. The plane sank; the pilot and passenger aboard were recovered uninjured, by passing boaters.
A salvage company is going to recover the plane from the bay.
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JetBlue flight B6-2216 made an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on May 24th.
The plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All sixty people aboard remained safe.
