Ural Airlines flight U6-9785 made an emergency landing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on December 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Ufa, Russia, but suffered a tail strike on departure.
The crew continued the takeoff and subsequently decided to land in Yekaterinburg.
The flight was originally bound for Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.
Air Arabia flight 185 made an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 17th.
The plane, en-route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Taif, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All 168 passengers remained unhurt.
No evidence of fire was found upon inspection.
Travel Service flight QS-1580 made an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Bratislava, Slovakia, was on approach to Burgas when the crew declared an emergency due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-782 made an emergency return to Tampa International Airport, Florida, USA, on November 25.
The Airbus A320-200 was en-route from Tampa to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the left hand engine was shut down due to over temperature, causing it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 135 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
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Contact photographer K. Dennis
What: Aer Lingus Airbus A321-200 en route from Dublin to Budapest
Where: Vienna
When: Jan 16th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed cabin pressure problems. The crew decided to divert to Vienna where they made a safe landing. After passengers debarked in Vienna, they were provided a bus to Budapest.
EasyJet flight U2-6950 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, on January 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, but had to turn back due to indication of an open door.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 en route from Trondheim Norway to Las Palmas Spain
Where: Trondheim
When: Dec 2nd 2009
Who: 170 passengers,
Why: While en route, an engine developed problems and the crew had to shut it down. The plane returned to the airport where passengers debarked safely.
Never take for granted or underestimate the value of having more than one engine.
