Juneyao Airlines flight HO-1634 made an emergency landing in Guangzhou, China, on November 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sanya to Nanjing, China, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Corendon Airlines flight XC-50 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted due to a suspected tail strike during departure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing at Williamsport Regional Airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on March 18.
Authorities said the plane, carrying 2 people, hit a deer while taking off from Northumberland County Airport. The pilot immediately reported the incident to ATC, saying he did not know how significant the damage was.
The single-engine plane landed uneventfully at Williamsport Regional Airport and no injuries were reported.
The aircraft did not sustain any major damage.
IndiGo flight 6E-237 made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on December 10th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane flying from Jaipur, India, was descending toward Kolkata, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A passenger aboard Xiamen Airlines Flight MF8453 opened the emergency exit door, just when the plane was preparing to take off from Hangzhou in Zhejiang province of China, on December 21.
The Chengdu-bound plane was just about to move to the runway when the man pulled open the door, hoping to get ‘some fresh air’. The flight crew immediately closed the door, instructed him not to touch anything and moved him to a seat farther from the emergency exit. The flight departed as per the schedule.
The man was not punished. The authorities said the 50-year-old man did not mean any harm; he was a first time air-traveler and mistook the exit door for a window.
Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
What: privately owned experimental-class plane
Where: Eastern Iowa Airport
When: Sept 19 2009 9:30 A.M
Who: pilot
Why: After declaring an unspecified emergency, the pilot glided to safety in Cedar Rapids.
