Lufthansa flight LH-582 made an emergency landing in Izmir, Turkey, on June 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the aft lavatory and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-385 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on January 24th.
The plane heading from Southampton, England, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-607 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on September 6th.
The plane was flying from Karachi, Pakistan, when the crew declared an emergency due to indication of a flat tire.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
British Airways Flight 103 from London Heathrow airport, United Kingdom, to Calgary, Canada, had to return and make an emergency landing on the evening of August 12.
Smoke was discovered in the cockpit of the Boeing 767 while it was flying over Liverpool. The pilot requested an emergency landing which was immediately granted.
According to a British Airways spokesperson Michele Kropt, “It [the plane] landed safely and all passengers disembarked as normal.”
She confirmed that the engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of smoke.
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 8th.
The plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Boston, Massachusetts, was diverted after an odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Bhubaneshwar to Delhi
Where: Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneshwar
When: Aug 28th 2010
Who: 140 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the Airbus suffered a bird strike. Ground crew witnessed a part or parts falling. The crew decided to return to Bhubaneshwar where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet is being flown in to complete the Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar-New Delhi flight.
Bulgaria Air flight FB-408 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on December 11th.
The plane heading from Brussels, Belgium, to Sofia, Bulgaria, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
