TAROM flight RO-372 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on June 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a technical issue with one of the engines
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-495 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 1st.
The plane heading from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after the crew received an indication of a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All 102 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Lion Air Boeing 737-900 en route from Jakarta to Padang
Where: Padang Indonesia
When: Jan 19th 2010
Who: 60 passengers
Why: After landing in Padang, the plane’s right tires had mud on them from a runway excursion which destroyed a couple of runway lights. Passengers debarked normally.
United Airlines flight UA-812 made an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Spokane, Washington, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after an unusual odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On December 13, 2013, a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-8JP in Las Palmas Airport, Gran Canaria had boarded. The Danish captain announced over the intercom that “we have become bombhotade and must vacate the planet directly,”
The airline’s staff who received the message prior to departure. After the threat was placed against the plane, it was evacuated and searched, as were the passengers. The announcement came when they were already on the runway.
Passengers were admitted into the terminal. Baggage and the plane were examined.
No bomb was found.
The plane was rebounded at 20:40 and went on its way from Las Palmas Airport to Stockholm without further delay.
An Allegiant Air plane had to make an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, on July 20.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida and was en-route to Memphis, Tennessee when a maintenance issue prompted the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
