WestJet Encore flight WR 3188 made an emergency landing at Lethbridge Airport in Alberta, Canada, on November 23rd.
The plane heading from Grande Prairie to Calgary, Canada, was diverted due to an instrument display issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Air Lines flight 1156 made an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30th.
The plane heading from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The unruly passenger was removed from the plane and was detained for questioning.
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What: Delta/ Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Salt Lake City,UT to Houston,TX
Where: Grand Junction
When: Oct 28th 2009
Who: 68 passengers
Why: Thirty minutes after takeoff, cabin pressure dropped and oxygen masks were deployed. The crew decided to divert to Grand Junction where they landed safely.
Air Atlanta Icelandic flight CC-716 made an emergency landing at Frankfurt–Hahn Airport, Germany, on March 18th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Greenville, South Carolina, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Northwest Airlines Flight 335 Boeing 757 en route from Detroit to Los Angeles.
Where: Waterloo
When: on Tuesday morning
Who: 182 passengers
Why: An hour into the flight, the crew smelled smoke and diverted to Waterloo. Northwest is flying mechanics in on a substitute 757.
Qantas flight QF-9554 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on July 29th.
The plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but shredded some tires during departure.
The plane subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Air France flight, operated by Cityjet, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, on December 4.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Paris, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted due to Storm Desmond.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were over 50 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged bus for the passengers.
