China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5665 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Xiamen, China, on April 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Shanghai, China, was on approach to Xiamen when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1555 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-1165 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on October 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Kansai International Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Corendon Airlines flight CND-218 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Antalya, Turkey, on June 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Hurghada, Egypt, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Mahan Air flight W5-1053 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tehran, Iran, on January 12th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane took off for Kerman, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Etihad Airways flight EY-73 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Zurich when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and aborted the approach.
The plane subsequently landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing on the runway in Indonesia
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Contact photographer Peter de Jong
What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Tanjungpinang airport on Bintan island to the capital, Jakarta.
Where: unscheduled landing at the nearest airstrip
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Who: 116 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Eight minutes after takeoff, the left hand engine failed with a loud bang. The whole flight took about 27 minutes.
