Royal flight RL-8772 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on April 7th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Phu Quoc, Vietnam, to Yekaterinburg, Russia, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All three hundred and forty-five people aboard remained safe.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Baltimore,MD to Hartford,CT
Where: Baltimore
When: Mar 22nd 2012
Who: 108 aboard
Why: On takeoff from Baltimore, the flight encountered a bird.
The bird strike damaged the #1 engine which began vibrating.
Pilots returned to Baltimore and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked on the runway, and were ported to the terminal.
Fuzhou Airlines flight FU-6509 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fuzhou, China, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kunming, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike that damaged a pitot tube.
The plane landed uneventfully after burning off excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Delta Airlines flight DL-603 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF9 had to make an emergency landing in Oman, on April 8th.
The Airbus A380 plane, heading from Melbourne, Australia, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a male passenger suffered a suspected heart attack.
The plane landed safely. However, authorities said the passenger had died before the plane touched down.
Lufthansa flight LH-1814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Germany, on March 11th.
The Airbus A321-100 flying to Barcelona, Spain, had to return due to some problem with its air conditioning system.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing in St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, on August 3.
According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the pilot decided to land on a small cherry tree after the plane’s fuel pump malfunctioned.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
