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What: Korean Airlines Airbus A300-600 en route from Jeju South Korea to Nagoya Japan
Where: Nagoya
When: Jun 23rd
Who: 164 on board
Why: The plane lost cabin pressure 40 minutes prior to landing. The pilot took the plane to a lower altitude, and oxygen masks were dispensed. The plane landed safely, with no injuries. Investigation regarding the pressure loss is ongoing.
Air India flight AI-676 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Maharashtra, India, on July 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Kolkata to Mumbai in India had to divert due to some issue with its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
South African Airways flight SA-96 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 aircraft took off for Ndola, Zambia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before it landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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On January 22, 2013, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 from Seattle to McCarran was en route when the co-pilot fainted. The pilot requested priority landing. The plane landed in McCarran ten minutes early at about 5:26 p.m.. None of the 146 passengers were injured.
Alaskan Airlines said that while on board, the co-pilot was checked by a doctor on the flight, and that the co-pilot’s medical records were up to date. He was hospitalized on landing. A news program reported the plane landing on auto-pilot but an Alaskan Airlines official made assurances that the pilot landed the plane.
Insel Air flight 531 made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on December 16.
The plane, flying from St. Maarten, had to declare an emergency after the crew noticed an issue with its cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 80 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air Transat flight TS-315 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, at 11:46 A.M. on July 17.
The Airbus A330-200 had to be diverted after smoke was noticed in the cabin. The plane, carrying 313 people, was heading towards Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, at the time.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
According to the airline, the airbus was diverted as a precaution for a technical verification.
Air France flight AF-830 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on April 6th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Pointe-Noire, Congo, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
