Air Transat flight TS-760 had to divert for an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on March 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Montreal, Canada, to San Salvador, El Salvador, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. There were 137 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer John Richard Thomson
What: Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 en route from Perth to Sydney
Where: Adelaide
When: Apr 19 2010
Who: 150 passengers
Why: While en route, passengers began suffering from breathing problems. An odor was detected aboard. The flight routed to Adelade where affected individuals were tested for Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
Fire crews and flight engineers cleared the flight for continuing to Sydney and passengers reboarded after being grounded for about an hour.
Eight passengers suffered nausea; one was taken to the hospital.
PAL Airlines flight PB-1922 made an emergency landing in Stephenville, Canada, on November 15th.
The plane heading from Churchill Falls to Deer Lake, Canada, was diverted due to indication of an unsafe nose gear.
The plane landed with the nose gear up. All forty-seven passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck
What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK to Rome
Where: New York
When: Jan 15th 2010
Who: 180 passengers
Why: On take off, the Boeing apparently had a tail strike, but not one hard enough to damage the tail skid. The crew performed checks, but then decided to dump fuel and land. After circling, the flight landed safely approx. an hour and a half after initial takeoff. After two hours, the same aircraft took off again for Rome.
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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah
Where: Chennai
When: Jul 6th 2011
Who: 200 passengers
Why: While en route, the flight developed smoke in the cockpit. Pilots diverted to Chennai and made a safe landing. Emergency services examined the plane and found no fire or heat. Maintenance examined the flight.
The flight continued about 4 and a half hours later, and made a safe landing eventually in Jeddah
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Contact Photographer Michael Schmidt
What: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES B767 en route from Fiumicino Airport Rome to Washington Dulles Airport
Where: CHANTILLY, VA where it arrived 62 minutes late
When: 06/14/2009
Who: No injuries were reported.
Why: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 500 left gear was damaged from a hard landing, striking the runway.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-9063 made an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 10th.
The plane heading from Florianopolis to Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont, Brazil, was diverted due to a brakes problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
