Contact photographer Ian Older
What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en route from San Francisco,CA to Munich Germany
Where: Munich
When: May 29th 2009
Who: 277 passengers
Why: When landing flaps failed, the Airbus prepared for an emergency landing. Fortunately, though the plane landed too fast, there was no serious consequence to the flap failure. Reportedly the plane was repaired and returned to service hours later.
George’s Point of View
It’s a good thing they weren’t landing at Sao Paulo, or another airport with a short runway–
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-1722 had to return and make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany, on September 12th.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-9013 had to reject take off from Malaga, Spain, on December 31st.
Thai Airways flight TG-111 made an emergency landing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on June 11th.
American Airlines flight AA-2665 had to return and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 13th.