Air Algerie flight AH-6465 made an emergency landing in In Salah, Algeria, on April 21st.
The plane took off for Algiers, Algeria, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-821 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was on final approach to Kansas City when the crew reported a landing gear issue.
The plane did a fly-by before landing safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Mount Cook Airlines flight NZ-5075 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on April 9th.
The plane heading from Auckland to Nelson, New Zealand, was diverted due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 64 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH404 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in United Kingdom, on August 7.
The Boeing 747-800 jumbo jet, en-route from Frankfurt to New York, had to be diverted after the pilots reported a possible wheel well fire.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel.
An airport spokesperson confirmed the incident saying, “An aircraft from Frankfurt to New York JFK made a divert into Manchester Airport this evening and landed safely with approximately 360 people on board.”
Cathay Pacific flight CX-234 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey, on March 1st.
The plane, en-route from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew decided to shut down an engine due to loss of engine oil.
The Boeing 777-300 plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-79 had to make an emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland, at around 3:50 P.M. on July 30.
The Boeing 777-300, heading from Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, to San Francisco, California, had to be landed in emergency due to an unclaimed mobile phone found in the cabin.
The plane landed safely and all 332 people aboard remained unhurt.
The journey continued after security clearance.
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What: Flybe/ Loganair Saab 340B en route from Kirkwall to Invernes
Where: diverted to Wick Airport
When: Feb 4 2010
Who: 13 passengers
Why: Well into the flight the right engine began smoking, and smoke was reported in the cockpit. After the engine was shut down, the flight diverted to Wick and made a safe landing.
A plane was diverted from Aberdeen to Wick to port the stranded passengers to their destination.
