United Airlines flight UA-5197 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on October 14th.
The plane heading from San Francisco to Burbank, California, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 5437 was forced to return and make an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina, on January 8.
Airport spokesperson Rosylin Weston said the plane departed for Atlanta, Georgia, at 10:17 a.m. but had to turn back due to a mechanical problem.
The plane landed uneventfully at 10:24 a.m. All 46 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: Saudi Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 en route from Damascus to Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Where: emergency landing at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah
When: Thursday May 28th 2009-evening
Who: 121 passengers
Why: On approach, the plane experienced a failure in one of its engines. The pilot had to burn off fuel, telling the control tower he was unable to land. After a number of attempts, the MD-90 landed safely.
George’s Point of View
Math question
If an MD-80 flies from Damascus to Madinah carrying 121 passengers with all its engines, loses one and has to circle for thirty minutes after it arrives at its destination, how much fuel was in the plane to begin with?
What: Jet Airways en route from Delhi to Vadodara
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi
When: August 2009
Who: 63 passengers including including Vadodara MP and mayor Balkrishna Shukla.
Why: After takeoff, the flight experienced undisclosed technical difficulties. According to passengers, the engines sounded like a train. The flight landed safely, and the passengers were upset over the uncomfortably hot flight, as well as the lack of explanation from the airline.
However, newspapers carried the story, explaining that the problem with the plane was related to wheels that refused to retract.
Nordwind Airlines flight N4-174 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on January 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-407 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on July 14th.
The Airbus A380-800 en-route from Auckland, New Zealand was on approach to Melbourne’s runway when it was descended below the minimum assigned altitude, and climbed back after receiving instruction from the ATC.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
An investigation regarding the occurrence has been initiated.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-270 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Minsk National Airport, Belarus, on July 11th.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Hong Kong, China, had to divert due to possible fuel leakage at one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
