Air India flight AI-410 had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, at around 11 A.M. on July 31.
The pilot of Airbus A-319 requested emergency landing after detecting a technical snag. The plane was flying from Patna to New Delhi at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
KLM flight KL-685 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 7th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back due to suspected bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-1794 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Abha Regional Airport, Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia, on April 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Jazan to Dammam, was mid-air when it had to divert after the crew was reported that there had been fumes of light emitted from the food preparation area of the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto another flight.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Sebastian Sowa
What: China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-200 from Osaka Kansai (Japan) to Shanghai (China)
Where: Osaka
When: Nov 28th 2011
Who: 245 people on board
Why: The pilot was positioned for takeoff, and then took off without waiting for clearance.
A chopper on approach was near the runway at the time.
The airbus continued to Shanghai.
An investigation is ongoing.
Helvetic Airways flight LX-454 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on February 10th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with a fuel pump.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American airlines flight AA787 had to divert and make an unscheduled landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on October 24.
The Airbus A330-200 plane, heading from Paris to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a passenger went into premature labour mid-air.
The plane landed safely. The woman was shifted to Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-741 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on May 30th.
The Boeing 777-300, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had a technical issue with one of its computers, prompting the crew to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.