Air Canada Rouge flight 1849 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 19.
The Airbus A319 plane, en-route from Toronto, Canada, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were131 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels and were transported to their destination next day in a replacement aircraft.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1045 overran runway while landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 22nd.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane was coming from Istanbul, Turkey.
There were one hundred and seventy-six people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
Two small planes collided mid-air over Ottawa, Canada, on November 4th.
Authorities said one plane went down in a field after the crash while the other one made it to Ottawa International Airport.
One person aboard the plane that crashed in the field was killed.
There were two people aboard the other aircraft; both remained uninjured.
What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300 en route from Quetta to Islamabad
Where: Islamabad
When: Oct 24 2010
Who: 187 passengers
Why: On approach to Islamabad, nose gear failed. The pilot shut down the plane on the runway, and the plane was towed.
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What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300 en route from Manchester to Islamabad
Where: Manchester
When: Oct 24 2010
Who: 190 passengers
Why: After takeoff, suffering a technical problem, the pilot returned to Manchester where he made a safe landing. The flight (or a replacement) was rescheduled for the next day.
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Contact photographer Martin Djupenstrom
What: Lufthansa Airbus A319-100 en route from Sofia Bulgaria to Munich Germany
Where: Budapest
When: Dec 6th 2009
Who: 44 passengers
Why: While en route, the crew discovered a cracked windshield, and diverted to Budapest where they made a safe landing. Passengers were rerouted.
Emirates flight EK 262 had to make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 28th.
The plane, heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the health condition of a passenger, who had ingested cocaine, started deteriorating.
According to Mr. Ahmadu Garba, the NDLEA commander at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), “A passenger complained of severe abdominal pains and later suffered three recurrent seizures thus necessitating an emergency landing in Lagos… Upon arrival, four passengers tested positive for narcotic ingestion. They are Okeh Desmond, Ezeanya Nnaemeka, Christopher Nonso and Chibusi Promise. All the suspects are under observation.”
Malaysia Airlines flight MH148 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne, Australia, on June 12.
The flight was en-route from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur when the crew reported a possible engine fire and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and none of the 300 passengers reported any injuries.
According to the airline, the initial inspection of the aircraft showed “no physical evidence of fire externally”.
