Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4047/AA-4047 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK, on July 19th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Pennsylvania had to return due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A London-bound British Airways flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Spain, after a 31 year old passenger went into labor.
The flight originated from Nigeria, and was on its way to Heathrow Airport in London when a Nigerian passenger gave birth in the plane’s business class, at an altitude of 36,000 feet. The pilot then diverted the plane to Palme de Mallorce, the capital of Spanish autonomous community, Balearic Islands. The mother and baby boy were rushed to Son Espases hospital.
Ujunwa Eneh Ozeh, hailing from Nigerian capital city Abuja, was 26 weeks pregnant and was accompanied by her 1 year old daughter, Nnedinma.
Ozeh and her newly born child, named Michael, are in stable condition. According to hospital authorities, the mother will be discharged on Monday, however, Michael will be kept in the intensive care unit till his original due date in August.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-61 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Prestwick, Scotland, on March 31st.
The Boeing 777, en-route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Toronto, Canada, was mid-air when a passenger reportedly fell ill onboard, prompting the plane to divert to Prestwick.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A Sita Air ferry flight make a safe emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 16.
The Dornier DO-228 flying from Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal, was mid-air when its left side engine stopped working. The crew had to shut the engine down.
The plane landed safely.
All 3 crew members and 4 technicians aboard remained unhurt.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Brasilia
Where: Caracas
When: Jun 19th 2011
Who: 119 aboard
Why: En route near Caracas, the plane developed an issue with the right hand engine.
The crew diverted to Caracas where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet was provided within 20 hours.
Eurowings EW-4387 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on May 17th.
The plane heading from Rhodes, Greece, to Salzburg, Austria, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-946 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 20th.
The plane flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the captain became unconscious.
The plane, carrying 82 passengers and 12 crew members, landed safely.
The captain was rushed to a hospital.
