Loganair flight LM-301 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on February 5th.
The plane heading from Norwich, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland, was diverted after the crew received indication of a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All twenty-three passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-359 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on November 5th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from N’djili Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to an engine stall warning.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-588 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on September 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Shanghai, China, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted due to a failed fuel pump.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Cessna
Where: Thames Airport on New Zealand’s North Island
When: Monday October 27, 2008
Who: Pilot
Why: Pilot overshot the runway. The pilot was not hurt but the plane landed in a sewage pond and had to swim (through the sewage pond) to safety.
Allegiant Air flight G4-736 had to divert and make an emergency landing at T. F. Green Airport in Providence, Kent County, Rhode Island, on December 30.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flying from Orlando, Florida, to Bangor, Maine, had to divert due to smell of smoke.
The aircraft received minor damage due to heat.
All 120 people aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-530 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Houston, Texas, was on final approach to Kansas City when the crew reported a flaps problem and went around to work related checklists.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All 58 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Istanbul to Stuttgart
Where: Istanbul
When: Jan 28th 2010
Who: 42 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the flight crew found an (undesignated) problem in the left engine. That engine was shut down, and the flight returned to Ataturk Airport for a safe landing. Passengers were rebooked when the flight was cancelled.
