A Blue Air flight made an emergency landing in Constanta, Romania, on January 20th.
The plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Bucharest, Romania, was diverted due to an issue with the wing flaps.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and nine people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Virgin Airlines Airbus A-340 en route from London to Washington DC.
Where: St Johns International
When: May 2011
Who: 269 passengers
Why: While en route, a passenger was ill. The flight diverted to DC to get the passenger assistance, and made a safe landing. THe passenger was transported to the Health Sciences Centre and the flight resumed.
TAROM flight RO-361 had to return and make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 12th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to a cracked window.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A helicopter made an emergency landing in a football field in suburban Hanover Park, Illinois, near Barrington Road and Route 19, at around 11:00 a.m. on August 23.
According to a Hanover Park Hurricanes youth football and cheerleading program spokesperson, the emergency landing was made due to engine failure.
The chopper landed safely and none of the 2 people aboard, including the pilot and a passenger, suffered any injuries.
The chopper, owned by Bachman Aero, landed minutes before a team of six-year-olds were about to start playing. According to the director of public relations for the Hanover Park Hurricanes Veronica Soto, “As the helicopter was coming down they had no control over it and they were trying to land on a grassy area…It was coming down regardless of anybody being on the field he would have hit…Had it been 20 minutes later our 73-pound team would be on the field so we’re talking 6-year-olds.”
Soto also said that the incident caused serious damage to the football field.
American Airlines flight AA-64 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 5th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an electrical problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
WestJet flight WS-27 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on September 10th.
The plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was diverted after the crew reported hearing a bang and a jolt.
The plane landed safely. There were 258 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
