UTair flight UT-580 made an emergency landing in Krasnodar, Russia, on October 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Sochi to Moscow, Russia, was diverted due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-six people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline said a bird strike during departure caused the landing gear problem.
Safair flight FA-244 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-400, heading to George, South Africa, to Johannesburg, had to divert due to an issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Philippine Airlines flight PR-1814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao city, Philippines, on September 11.
The Airbus A321-231 aircraft was en-route to Manila when the pilots noticed a cargo smoke warning and had to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 131 passengers, including Elenita Binay, wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay, remained unhurt.
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Contact photographer Misha Tyukin
What: American Airlines Boeing 767-200 en route from New York JFK to Los Angeles
Where: Dulles, Washington
When: Apr 6th 2010
Who: 152 passengers
Why: While en route, the systems detected an indication that a cargo door was “not fully secure”. The flight diverted to Dulles where it made an unscheduled stop, and landed safely. The cargo door problem was promptly taken care of by mechanics before the flight continued on to LA.
SA Airlink flight SA-8675 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 7th.
The plane, en-route from Pretoria to Cape Town, South Africa, had to be diverted after one of the engines stopped working mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer Alexey Litvinov
What: Rusline/Rusair Tupolev TU-134A en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk
Where: outskirts of the Besovets village, Petrozavodsk, Russia
When: Jun 20 2011 at 11:40 pm
Who: 43 passengers and 9 crew
Why: Family members of the 44 deceased victims of the RusAir crash attempted to identify the bodies of their loved ones in Petrozavodsk, although visual identification in some cases was impossible. For those victims, DNA identification will be employed.
The RusAir crash occurred in heavy fog, carrying passengers from the Ukraine, Sweden, Holland, plus four people with dual Russian-U.S. Nationalities. The video below was released on 2011-06-23
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Ryanair flight FR-1452 had to reject taking off at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on June 22.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Brussels, Belgium, had to abort the takeoff due to technical problem.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
