Libyan Airlines flight UZ-90 diverted to Benghazi, Libya, on September 20th.
The plane heading from Tripoli to Tobruk, Libya, was diverted after a crack was noticed in the first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Limoges – Bellegarde Airport, Limoges, France, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737, en-route from Liverpool, England, to Alicante, Spain, was mid-air when two drunk men onboard began fighting, prompting the captain to divert the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The two men were taken to a nearby police station.
Delta Airlines flight DL-283 had to divert and make a safe landing at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan, on February 21.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Narita, Japan, to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported low pressure of oxygen in the supply system, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely.
All 237 people on board remained safe.
A Southwest Airlines Baltimore to Las Vegas flight 441 (Boeing 737-700) diverted to Indiana when an electric odor developed in the galley.
Pilots made a safe landing in Indiana at 8:45 pm. No fire was found.
None of the 134 aboard were injured.
The Southwest 441 flight was rescheduled.
On March 14, a Southwest flight out of Las Vegas had a faulty cargo fire indication which caused them to return to Las Vegas for an emergency Landing.
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What: GoAir Airbus A320-200 en route from Delhi to Bangalore
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
When: Jun 6th 2011, 9:23 am
Who: 165 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After taking off from Delhi, the flight returned within eighteen minutes due to an indication of smoke in the cockpit. Emergency services was on standby. VT-WAM is a new plane.
A faulty sensor was blamed for the indication.
Oman Air flight WY-123 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 4th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Muscat, Oman, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
<What: Air China Airbus A330-200 en route from Sanya to Beijing
Where: Sanya
When: Jan 8th 2012
Who: not available
Why: After a faulty cargo door refused to close and held up the flight for two hours, once the flight was in the air, the door emitted an unsafe indication.
The flight returned safely to Sanya and made a safe landing. The door problem was reported as a false indication.
