Aer Lingus flight EI-845 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on October 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Cork, Ireland, was diverted after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact Photographer Thomas Piskol
What: Horizon Airlines CRJ700 Bombardier en route from Portland to Los Angeles
Where: Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
When: August 14, 2009 9:30 AM (Departing at 11:05 AM)
Who: 60 passengers, 4 crew
Why: The official report said that the flight crew declared an emergency because of smoke in the cabin. Horizon Air says that cabin temperatures were too high and smoke never appeared in the cabin–that the plane landed for the comfort of the passengers, who debarked from the plane into the terminal as the plane was being worked on.
No explanation has been offered regarding the discrepancy of the explanations: (smoke vs no smoke.) With no further information, one can speculate that the incident may be akin to a home fire alarm going off due to the alarm alerting to ions in the air when the dryer is running.
The customer service, of course, contrasts with the recent Continental plane grounded overnight at a closed airport, where the passengers were held in the plane until the terminal opened at 6: 30 am.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: Lufthansa A320-200 en route from Munich to Hamburg
Where: Hamburg
When: Mar 1 2008
Who: 132 passengers and 5 crew
Why: On approach to Hamburg in stormy windy (47 knot wind gusts) weather, the left wing struck the runway on an attempted landing, veered, and had to make another go-round before a final landing.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-34 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on August 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and eighty passengers and twelve crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Galen Burrows
What: BMI Airbus A319-100 en route from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Berlin
Where: Amsterdam
When: Sep 29th 2011
Why: The flight was over Amsterdam when the air conditioning system began to lose cabin pressure.
The flight descended to a safe level and continued on to Berlin. A replacement jet was procured to complete the next leg of the journey.
What: American Airlines Boeing 777 en route from London to Los Angeles
Where: Iqaluit
When: Sept 4, 2012
Who: 1 medical emergency
Why: The flight was en route when one passenger developed a medical emergency. The flight made a safe landing and the passenger was taken to Qikiqtani General Hospital.
After spending 4 hours on the tarmac with the passengers all aboard, the 777 had to be inspected (for the overweight landing) before it continued to Los Angeles
United Airlines flight UA-118 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on April 11th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
