SkyWest Airlines flight OO-7390 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Syracuse, New York, on December 17th.
The plane heading from Detroit, Michigan, to Ithaca, New York, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Indigo Airbus arriving from Delhi
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What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Bangalore to New Delhi India
Where: Hyderabad
When: Sep 1st 2009
Who: 99 aboard
Why: While over Hyderabad, smoke was seen coming from an engine, and the fire alert went off. The plane managed a safe landing. It was not noted if the passengers debarked normally, or by slides, but no injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Andras Kisgergely
What: Southern Air Cargo Boeing 747-200 en route from Liege to Portugal
Where: Liege Belgium
When: Oct 30th 2009
Who: 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane suffered a fire in the left engine. The crew put it out, dumped fuel and landed back at Liege.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2785 made a safe landing following bird strikes near Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 27th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was on final approach to Salt Lake City International Airport when it suffered bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ATA Airlines flight I3-6600 made an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on April 5th.
The plane heading from Tabriz, Iran, to Najaf, Iraq, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 13th.
The plane had just departed for LaGuardia Airport, New York, when the crew suspected that one of the tires had blown during departure and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air India flight AI191 had to divert and make a precautionary landing at Aktobe International Airport, Aktobe, Kazakhstan, on August 25th.
The aircraft en-route from Mumbai, India, to New Jersey, was mid-air when a fire alarm went off in its cargo bin, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All 378 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
