What: United Airlines Flight 745 en route from New York to Denver
Where: O’Hare
When: Jul 24, 2009
Why: The flight was diverted to Chicago when a stewardess discovered a suspicious powder on a napkin, which turned out to be powdered napkin. The flight resumed without any more issues.
Do they take the cost of this kind of thing out of the stewardess’s salary?
United Airlines flight UA-766 made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on September 19th.
The plane was flying from San Francisco, California, when a bird hit it, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All 163 people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Jing-Kai Chiou
What: China Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Taipei Taiwan to Shanghai
Where: Hangzhou
When: May 1 2010
Who: Lin, 58 yr old male passenger
Why: While en route, the passenger told someone he had explosives in his luggage. Consequently, the flight diverted to Hangzhou where it made a safe landing–without blowing up. The passenger denied there were explosives (it was a joke.) He was taken into custody, and the flight continued to Shanghai without him, arriving nearly 6 hours late.
What: China Southern Boeing 737-300 en route from Kunming to Zhengzhou
Where: en route
When: Jul 17th 2010
Who: 130 passengers
Why: After takeoff and reaching cruise level, cabin pressure was lost. Oxygen masks were deployed, and the flight returned to Kunming where it made a safe landing. Twenty passengers were hospitalized with ear pain.
A replacement flight was provided six hours later.
What: United flight en route from San Francisco to Chicago
Where: Sioux Falls
When: July 5 2010
Who: about 200 passengers
Why: After leaving San Francisco thirty-five minutes late, the United plane’s left engine caught on fire and the plane diverted to Sioux Falls where they made a safe landing. Passengers anticipate being rerouted and facing multiple layovers before reaching their destination.
United Airlines flight 4870 had to return and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on March 14.
Authorities said the flight had to return after one of its tires blew during takeoff. The flight was en-route to Kansas City, Missouri, at the time.
The plane landed back safely after burning extra fuel. None of the 71 passengers was harmed.
The airline accommodated passengers in another flight.
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What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Houston,TX (USA) to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia)
Where: Houston
When: Nov 8th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not fully retract the landing gear . As a result, the flight circled Houston attempting a fix, with the right hand main gear door open until they landed safely an hour after taking off. Passengers were booked on alternative flights.
