KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1767 made an emergency landing in Maastricht, Netherlands, on December 16th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Arkefly flight had to make an emergency landing at Ottawa International Airport in Ontario, Canada, on August 12th.
The pilots declared medical emergency after a female elderly passenger died on-board. The Amsterdam-bound B787 Dreamliner had just taken off from Toronto Pearson International Airport at the time.
The plane safely landed in Ottawa.
According to public information officer for Ottawa Paramedic Service J.P. Trottier, “The person had no vital signs on board… There were some doctors on board and CPR was started. Upon landing, paramedics took over with other treatments, but she was declared deceased.”
A Thai Airways International Airbus A330-321 en route from Guangzhou Baiyun International to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International (i.e. China to Thailand) had a runway excursion when it landed at its destination.
Fortunately emergency services were on hand to put out the fire that started in the engine.
The Thai Airways statement said there was a “landing gear malfunction.”
The plane went off the right side of the runway, and the nosegear failed.
There were fourteen crew and 388 passengers. Fourteen people were injured and hospitalized in Bangkok. Emergency slides were used to exit the plane. We presume the injuries occurred on the emergency slides.
Theguardian reported that Thai Airways covered up the logo after the accident. This practice is known as the “crisis communication rule” from Star Alliance, and is a measure to save face and reputation.
Pictured: Delta DC-9 Similar to the one in the incident
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Christopher Weyer
What: Delta Airlines DC-9 en route from Detroit to Minneapolis
Where: Ashwaubenon
When: May 21, 2011
Who: 81 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The plane was en route when the pilot smelled smoke from burning plastic in the cabin, and announced to passengers they would be diverting to Green Bay with rescue services from De Pere, Allouez, Ashwaubenon, Hobart and Howard on standby.
They made a safe landing in Green Bay at Austin Straubel International Airport at 2:25 pm
British Airways flight BA18 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Irkutsk city of Siberia, Russia, on August 21.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, en-route from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport to London’s Heathrow airport, was diverted after a passengers’ smartphone began emitting smoke due to a ‘thermal runaway’.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 205 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The plane was able to resume its journey after 3 hours.
Delta Airlines flight DL-87 made an emergency landing in Iqaluit, Canada, on February 5th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after five crew members became sick.
The plane landed safely.
One crew members was taken to a hospital while others were treated at the airport.
American Airlines Flight 123 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on September 18.
The plane, heading from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted after the pilot noticed a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely on runway 25-R. All 216 passengers remained unhurt.
