Delta Airlines flight DL-1939 made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee, on August 13th.
The plane heading from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to reports of an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained safe.
Flybe flight BE-801 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cornwall Airport Newquay, England, on April 24th.
The plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All ninety-two passengers aboard remained safe.
Philippine Airlines flight PR 720 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines, on July 22nd.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to turn back after the crew reported smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-5200 had to return and make an emergency landing at Viracopos International Airport, Brazil, on November 14th.
The plane took off for Curitiba, Brazil, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to the loss of oil pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Canadian North Boeing 737-275C/Adv
Snap Lake Canada
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Contact photographer Jason Pineau
What: Canadian North Boeing 737-200 en route from St. John’s NL to Winnipeg
Where: Fredericton
When: May 25 2010
Who: 31 people on board,
Why: While en route, the left engine developed developed oil pressure issues and had to be shut down. The flight diverted to Fredericton and made a safe landing.
United Airlines revealed what went wrong on Flight 201.
A problem with the equipment supply cooling fan on board the Boeing 777 caused the problems which required the pilots to divert to Midway to land there in the dark. The passengers waited in a gym until the replacement flight arrived.
The plane that flew in to Midway to pick up the passengers also brought parts and a repair crew. The plane with the bad fan was fixed, and returned from Midway Island back to San Francisco.
In fact, it was returned to service.
Now we’d like to hear about the passengers getting their luggage back.
Emirates flight EK 262 had to make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 28th.
The plane, heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the health condition of a passenger, who had ingested cocaine, started deteriorating.
According to Mr. Ahmadu Garba, the NDLEA commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), “A passenger complained of severe abdominal pains and later suffered three recurrent seizures thus necessitating an emergency landing in Lagos… Upon arrival, four passengers tested positive for narcotic ingestion. They are Okeh Desmond, Ezeanya Nnaemeka, Christopher Nonso and Chibusi Promise. All the suspects are under observation.”
