Air France flight AF83 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Québec, Canada, on December 8.
The Boeing 777-328, en-route from San Francisco International Airport, California, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, when it diverted due to an alleged bomb threat.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
KLM flight KL-602 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on July 13th.
The Boeing 747-400 flying to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was mid-air when the crew decided to return due to an indication of low oil pressure in one of its engines. The engine had to be shut down.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Corendon Dutch Airlines flight CD-295 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kos, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Iberia Airlines flight IB-6012 had to make an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 was en-route from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Madrid, Spain, when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 253 passengers remained unhurt.
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What: Sun Express Boeing 737-800 en route from Frankfurt to Izmir
Where: Belgrade
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: 117 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a problem with cabin pressure.
After landing, a female passenger was taken to Belgrade Emergency Center
What: World Atlantic Charter flight en route from Westover Airforce Base to Providence
Where: Albany International Airport
When: Jan 25, 2011
Who: UMass men’s baskeball team
Why: Ten minutes after takeoff, smoke was smelled in the plane’s cabin and cockpit. The flight diverted to Albany and made a safe landing.
No one was injured, although there was some praying and some bonding going on.
The team waited around for a replacement plane which took them to Bradford, Pennsylvania where they took a bus to the game.
Dynamic Airways flight 2D-405 had to return to the ramp while taxiing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on October 29.
The Boeing 767-200, heading to Caracas, Venezuela, had to abort taxiing due to fuel leakage from one of its engines. The fuel leakage later caused fire.
The plane received significant damage.
Among the 79 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, 15 people sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
