Air Arabia flight G9-413 suffered a bird strike in Coimbatore, India, on October 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Coimbatore International Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and six people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Air New Zealand Boeing 737 en route from Dunedin to Wellington
Where: Dunedin
When: Jan 26, 2011 4: 50 pm
Who: 115 passengers
Why: 20 minutes after takeoff, the plane had a bird strike; a bird was ingested into an engine. The plane returned to make a safe landing
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What: THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Istanbul to Tunis
Where: Tunis
When: Oct 10th 2010
Who: 230 passengers
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence, during which 4 crew members and 4 passengers sustained injuries, two of which were serious.
The flight made a safe landing in Tunis where the injured were taken to hospitals.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-311 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on December 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Regional Express Airlines Flight ZL936 had to make an emergency landing at Orange Airport, New South Wales, Australia, at around 2 p.m. on January 12.
Authorities said the Saab 340 plane was heading from Sydney to Broken Hill when the crew requested permission for emergency landing due to an “alleged fault” in one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 28 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline made alternative arrangement for the passengers.
The incident is under investigation.
Fuji Dream Airlines flight JH-150 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on October 23rd.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane took off for Shizuoka, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an electrical failure.
The plane landed back safely. All thirty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-3645 had to divert to Kolkata, India, on January 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Delhi to Assam, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
