KLM Cityhopper flight KL-959 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 10th.
The plane took off for Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Loganair Saab aircraft, operating for Flybe
Where: Isle of Man Airport
When: 10 November 2008
Who: 19 persons onboard
Why: Reported problems with the plane’s undercarriage-but the plane landed without incident. Roads around the airport were closed in accordance with safety directives.
On January 12, a Hawaiian Airlines crew had to put on their oxygen masks after Flight 226 developed smoke in the cockpit. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 was en route from Honolulu to Kahului when a fire developed in a cargo bay. Pilots managed a safe landing. Evidence of a fire was found in one of the cargo holds. The source of the fire/smoke was an e-cigarette with lithium batteries packed in a passenger’s luggage. The TSB bans E-cigarettes and battery chargers in checked luggage but no criminal charges have been filed. The cargo area sustained enough damage that the return flight was cancelled.
Indigo flight 6E-591 diverted and made a safe emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on May 19th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Vadodara, to Delhi, India, was mid-air when the crew reported a technical fault, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All 183 people onboard remained unharmed.
An Air France flight had to make an emergency landing at Lagos Airport in Nigeria, on August 10, due to some error in tire pressure sensor.
The incident happened as the schedule Paris-Lagos flight was approaching Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
A statement released by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed that the plane landed safely and all 178 people aboard, including 168 passengers and 10 crew members, remained unhurt.
Captain of the flight explained that the sensor wrongly indicated a problem with the tire pressure. However, no problems were observed during inspection after landing.
Neos flight NO-279 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on April 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Phuket, Thailand, to Milan, Italy, was diverted due to an issue with the cabin temperature controller.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
UTAir flight UT-355 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on January 27th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Grozny, Russia, but had to turn back due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
