Jetstar Pacific Airlines flight BL-105 made an emergency landing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on October 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Gaya, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and eighty-one people aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt
What: Saudi Arabian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90 en route from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to Cairo
Where: Tabuk
When: Dec 18th 2009
Who: 119 passengers
Why: Less than an hour and a half into the flight, the right engine developed an oil problem. The crew shut down the engine. The flight diverted to Tabuk and made a safe landing. A replacement flight was provided.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-516 made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Singapore was about to land when the crew noticed hydraulic leakage and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa nearly crashes during a crosswind approach on the runway 23 at the Hamburg International Airport (EDDH) on 1st march 2008 in Germany.
Left wing touched the runway during extreme turbulance. Left wing destroyed. Plane lands safely.
JetBlue flight B6-218 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on July 26th.
The plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1270 had to make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on April 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Jacksonville, Florida, was on final approach to Chicago when the crew went around reporting an issue with the flaps.
The crew worked the checklists and subsequently landed at higher than normal speed.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
What: Iberia Airbus A321-200 en route from Madrid to Copenhagen, Denmark
Where: Madrid’s Barajas Airport
When: Jun 13th 2009
Who: 190 passengers
Why: After 40 minutes struggling with technical problem with the navigation instruments, the Airbus returned to land safely in Madrid. The passengers were accommodated with a replacement plane, while this plane was examined by maintenance crews. No injuries were reported.
George’s Point of View
Please note there was a similar incident that happened the day before with another model of airbus but there was even less information available so we didn’t write it up.
