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Contact Photographer Matthias Bindseil
What: Tarom Romanian Air Transport Airbus A310-300 en route from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Tenerife Sur Reina,CI (Spain)
Where: Madrid
When: Jun 18th 200p
Who: 201 passengers and 10 crew members
Why: En route the windshield cracked, and the flight was diverted safely to Madrid. No injuries were reported though the cockpit depressurized.
Dragonair flight KA-251 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 25.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after its windshield cracked due to a bird hit.
The plane landed back safely. None of the 131 people aboard were hurt.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
Wizz Air flight W6-4321 had to reject takeoff from Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Beauvais, France, when the crew rejected takeoff due to unreliable airspeed indications.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Mango Airlines flight JE-348 had to return for an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Durban, South Africa, but had to turn back after a pelican hit it.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-2446 made an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on December 2nd.
According to the airline, the Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Sao Luis, to Recife, Brazil, was diverted due to technical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from New York to Fort Lauderdale
Where: Fort Lauderdale
When: Feb 24 2010
Who: 1 injury
Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence severe enough to injure a flight attendant. On landing at Fort Lauderdale, the flight attendant was hospitalized.
American Airlines flight AA-730 had to return for an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on June 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a possible issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and fifty-eight passengers and sixteen crew members remained unharmed.
