Austrian Airlines flight OS-836 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on May 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted due to a technical problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Piedmont Airlines flight PDT-4868 had to return and make an emergency landing at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, New York, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards after a light bulb in the cockpit started emitting smoke.
The plane landed back safely. All 40 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-1898 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on March 2nd.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane took off for Turin, Italy, but had to turn back due to an engine bleed issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3095 suffered a bird strike near Baltimore, Maryland, on March 17th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Norfolk, Virginia, was on final approach to Baltimore–Washington International Airport when it hit a flock of geese.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Thomas Cook flight MT-2684 returned and made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on October 21.
The Airbus A321-200, heading to Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir, Turkey, had to return due to hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement flight.
What: Merpati Nusantara Fokker 100 en route from from Sampit to Surabaya
Where: Sampit
When: Feb 12th 2011
Why: Not long after takeoff from Sampit, an engine developed problems and had to be shut down.
The flight landed safely at Sampit. No injuries reported.
Forty-four passengers were aboard the Air India Express flight that made an emergency landing in Mumbai. The plane developed a “technical glitch” but landed safely.
The passengers were provided an alternative flight.
The Air India Express flight had been en route from Bahrain to Mangalore.
