Jet Airways flight 9W-2387 suffered bird strikes near Rajkot Airport, India, on June 30th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Mumbai was on final approach to Rajkot Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1977 had to return and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-4708 suffered a bird strike near Alghero-Fertilia Airport, Italy, on November 14th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, was on approach to Alghero-Fertilia Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Sita Air Dornier 228-202 en route from Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport to Lukla
Where: 500 Meters from airport
When: Sept 28, 2012
Who: 19 fatalities
Why: After takeoff, the pilot hit a vulture. The pilot attempted to return to the airport. (The vulture strike is unconfirmed.)
Villagers could not assist because of the fire. Firefighters had difficulty reaching the area on the banks of Manohara River in Thimi, just a few kilometers east of Kathmandu.
Four passenger and three crew were from Nepal. Five were Chinese, and seven were British. the remains were taken to the morgue at TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj in Maharajgunj.
The crew who died in the crash were pilot Bijay Tandukar, co-pilot Takesingh Thapa and air-hostess Ruja Shakya.
The passengers were identified were Kumar Marshyangdi Magar (Nepal Army), D Rai, Yangchay Tamang and LN Sherpa. One Britain was identified as Eagle Raymond.
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Contact photographer HGabor
What: KLM Airbus A330-200 en route from Entebbe to Amsterdam
Where: Entebbe
When: Oct 10th 2010 9:57pm
Who: 220 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine digested a crane. The plane returned to the airport and made a safe landing; however the flight was cancelled. Passengers were booked into Entebbe hotels while others took Ethiopian Airlines and British Airlines flights.
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Venansius Baryamureeba, Presidential Advisor on agriculture Dr John Otim and leading Mathematician Edith Mugamba were aboard the flight.
Air Algerie flight AH-1002 had to return and make an emergency landing in Algiers, Algeria, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pictured: JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 over Liberty International
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Contact photographer Ken Iwelumo
What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from Newark to Fort Lauderdale
Where: Newark Liberty International Airport
When: Apr 5th 2010
Who: 134 passengers
Why: During takeoff, the airbus lost the left engine cowling.
Distressed panicked passengers smelled smoke and said they could see inside the engine.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, it had landed back at the airport, where the fallen parts had to be gathered.
The NY Daily news reported that passengers were offered refunds and a free round trip.
