United Airlines flight UA-1990 had to return and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on July 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to flight control problems.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-four passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
What: A-310 Airbus en route to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where: Stephenville International Airport, Canada
When: Dec 16, 2010
Who: 8 crew
Why: Overheating batteries convinced a pilot to land the privately owned airbus at Stephenville International Airport.
After landing, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police met the jet on the tarmac. The crew will be staying at local hotels until the plane is repaired.
Air Peace flight 4P-7191 had to return and make an emergency landing at Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, on March 12.
The Boeing 737-500, heading from Port Harcourt to Lagos, Nigeria, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew received a smoke detector indication, prompting the crew to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
It turned out that the smoke indication alarm was false.
All passengers on board remained unhurt.
A Magnicharters airlines jet crash-landed at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico, on November 26.
The Boeing 737 plane was coming from the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun when its landing gear partially collapsed upon landing.
There were 139 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured. Authorities said some of the passengers were treated for “nervous crisis.”
A Kenya Airways flight had to land in emergency at Mombasa Moi International Airport, Kenya, at around 12:05 p.m. on October 20.
The Manager of Moi International Airport, Yatich Kagungo, confirmed that the Boeing 737-800 plane, en route from Delhi, India to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, was diverted after running low on fuel. “We were alerted that the plane experienced low fuel gauge as it entered Kenyan airspace, we had to arrange for emergency landing in Mombasa as nearest airport .It was very successful,” he said.
None of the 38 passengers aboard was hurt.
The aircraft later resumed its journey after re-fuelling.
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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota Colombia
Where: Atlantic
When: Mar 5th 2012
Why: While en route, the plane indicated smoke in the crew rest area.
Pilots diverted to Lajes Airport on Terceira Island, Azores where they made a safe landing.
The plane is expected to embark on the last leg of the journey within 24 hours.
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What: Egypt Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Cairo to Tripoli
Where: Benghazi
When: Oct 5 2010
Why: While en route, the plane experienced a hydraulic failure. The flight diverted to Benghazi, where they were able to make a safe landing after manually deploying landing gear.
