Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1871 had to return for an emergency landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: Egypt Air Airbus A321-200 en route from Cairo to Tripoli
Where: Benghazi
When: Oct 5 2010
Why: While en route, the plane experienced a hydraulic failure. The flight diverted to Benghazi, where they were able to make a safe landing after manually deploying landing gear.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5817 had to return and make an emergency landing in Saratov, Russia, on October 28th.
The plane took off for Mineralnye Vody, Russia, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All seventy-eight people aboard remained safe.
UTAir flight UT-360 had to reject takeoff from Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 10th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an indication of a system failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-212 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 21st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and donned their oxygen masks.
The plane landed safely. All crew members were taken to a hospital for examination.
An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, on September 21st.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to Director, Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Santosh Dhoke, “The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the medical emergency after a family complained of a health problem suffered by their two-month old baby.”
The baby was rushed to hospital, however, he could not be saved.
Air Arabia Egypt flight E5-337 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to problems with an engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
