Bulgaria Air flight FB-408 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on December 11th.
The plane heading from Brussels, Belgium, to Sofia, Bulgaria, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alliance Air flight QQ-2700 made an emergency landing in Longreach, Australia, on July 16th.
The plane heading from Brisbane to Mount Isa, Australia, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in Redington Pass, Arizona, on April 2nd.
The LifeNet helicopter was carrying four people, including a patient, when it suffered an engine failure.
The pilot subsequently made a safe landing near mile marker 2 on Redington Road.
Another helicopter transported the patient to a hospital.
Southwest Airlines flight 541 had to return and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on the night of October 16.
The plane, heading towards Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, had to turn around after an electrical smell emerged in the cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 143 passengers remained unhurt. The passengers were accommodated in another flight.
Croatia Airlines flight OU-491 made an emergency landing in Zagreb, Croatia, on August 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Heathrow Airport, England, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to vibrations.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-441 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on October 19th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pictured: A Wizz Air Airbus A320-232
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Contact photographer Jan Menzl
What: Wizzair Ukraine Airbus A320-200 from Venice to Kiev
Where: Kiev, Ukraine
When: Dec 29th 2009
Who: 154 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing at Borispol Airport, the plane skidded off the runway.
Both engines incurred damage; however there were no injuries.
