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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 en route from Dublin to Fuerteventura Spain
Where: Santiago de Compostela
When: Nov 15th 2011
Who: 147 passengers
Why: While en route the plane developed a problem, and diverted to Santiago to make a safe landing.
Passengers stayed in hotels overnight, until the curfew lifted and they were able to take off.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-211 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, on November 17.
The Airbus, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Dubai, UAE, had to divert due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Pictured: A Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 in Budapest
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What: Wizzair Bulgaria Airbus A320-200 en route from Madrid to Sofia Bulgaria
Where: Madrid
When: May 22nd 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: During takeoff, two tires burst. Takeoff was rejected. Passengers disembarked and the tires were replaced, with the flight not arriving in Sophia until nearly 18 hours later.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-296 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, was descending toward Lahore when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Iran Air Airbus A300-600 en route from Stockholm to Tehran
Where: Stockholm
When: Jan 16th 2010
Who: 173 aboard
Why: After starting the takeoff run, the left engine suffered an engine surge, causing the low speed veer to the left. Officially reported as While lining up for takeoff, the airplane went off the runway.
EasyJet Switzerland flight U2-1234 had to make an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 2nd.
According to the airline, the airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Budapest, Hungary, to Saint-Louis, France, when the crew decided to divert due to a technical defect.
The plane landed safely. All 162 passengers aboard remained safe.
Yemenia flight IY-600 had to return and make an emergency landing in Aden, Yemen, on June 8th.
The Airbus A310-300 plane took off for Cairo, Egypt, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one the engines due to an oil leak.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and eighty people aboard remained unharmed.