The American Airlines Flight 242 from Chicago to Dusseldorf, Germany made an emergency landing at Logan International Airport in Boston on May 25.
According to the airline, the emergency landing was caused by a male passenger’s sudden illness. He was taken off the flight at Logan and transported to a hospital.
The plane later resumed its journey to Dusseldorf after dropping off the sick passenger.
Finnair flight AY-348 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on October 1st.
The plane flying from Joensuu, Finland, was descending toward Helsinki when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical failure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: FlyBe de Havilland Dash 8-400 Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cardiff
Where: Gatwick
When: Jul 24th 2009
Who: 46 passengers and 4 crew
Why: Twenty minutes after a haze filled the cabin of the Flybe jet, the plane made an emergency landing in London. No injuries were reported and the smoke has been attributed (so far) to a generic mechanical problem. The flight caused a dozen diversions and a dozen delays while the plane obstructed the runway.
Air Astana flight KC-151 had to return and make an emergency landing in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 16th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of the cabin air conditioning system.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
First, the Goma Air flight waited until the tower confirmed that the “bird patrol” had chased birds off the Kathmandu runway. Then the nine people aboard had just taken off from Kathmandu en route to Lukla when a bird struck the plane’s horizontal stabilizers. Pilots returned to make a safe landing in Kathmandu. According to Goma Air’s managing director, Manoj Karki, there were no injuries. We presume his statement did not include four stubborn birds who returned to the runway, one of whom damaged the plane. Goma Air expects the plane to be back in service tomorrow, after maintenance is complete.
Vistara flight UK-996 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on March 30th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifteen people aboard remained unharmed.
PICTURED: A Cessna R182 Skylane RG
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What: GENESUS ONE INC owned single-engine Skylane Cessna en route to Essex County Airport
Where: emergency landing outside the Rockaway Townsquare Mall
When: Tuesday August 25 2009
Who: pilot and a female passenger
Why: After the engine began running “rough” during a training flight, the plane was forced to land where it could–outside the Rockaway Townsquare Mall. The pilot and passenger only had minor injuries and were taken to hospital. The plane suffered minor damage to the front end.
