What: Air New Zealand en route from Invercargill and Christchurch
Where: Dunedin International Airport
When: September 06 2010
Who: 43 passengers
Why: While en route, the cockpit began to smell of fuel. The plane diverted to Dunedin where it made a safe landing.
Passengers were booked on alternative flights while maintenance studied the plane. Operations Manager Richard Roberts verified one crew member was hospitalized.
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The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air France flight AF-1390 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 8th.
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The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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The plane continued for a safe landing.
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The plane landed safely.
All 56 people aboard remained safe.
Ryanair flight FR-1438 had to return and make an emergency landing in Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on December 16th.
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The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
