Pictured: An AirTran Boeing 717-231
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Contact photographer Jaysen F. Snow
What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Bloomington,IL to Atlanta,GA
Where: St. Louis
When: Nov 12th 2009
Who: 93 passengers, 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems in its left engine. The crew shut down the left engine and diverted to St. Louis for a safe landing.
Passengers debarked, and were provided alternative transportation.
Ryanair flight FR7322 made an emergency landing at Paris Beauvais Tille Airport in France, at around 10:35 a.m. on June 22.
The plane, en-route from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport in Germany to Alicante, Spain, was diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully and the patient was rushed to hospital.
The flight continued towards Alicante after a brief delay.
Air Algerie flight AH-1020 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Algiers International Airport, Algiers, Algeria, on August 6th.
The Boeing 737-600 en-route to Marseille, France, had to return shortly after the crew detected a contaminated fuel filter, reporting they had to shut down its engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 97 people onboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: An Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83)
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Contact photographer Chris Emmerson
What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-8 en route from Sioux Falls,SD to Los Angeles,CA
Where: Colorado City,AZ
When: Nov 4th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Las Vegas
While en route, cabin filled with the scent of burnt plastic. The crew decided to divert to Las Vegas, where the cause was determined to be a light bulb. One passenger debarked in Las Vegas before the flight continued on to Los Angeles.
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Contact photographer Randall Johnson
What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Victoria,BC to Toronto,ON
Where: Calgary
When: Jan 10th 2008
Who: 83 passengers and 5 crew
Why: Over Washington state, the Airbus which was following a UA Boeing at at least the minimum approved distance was subjected to an interim of wake turbulence which seriously injured 3 and caused minor injuries to 8. Findings on this 2008 event included the cause as wake turbulence. The event brings to question trolley and storage security and rudder control input.
Thomson Airways flight TOM6555 had to make an emergency landing at Cardiff Airport, United Kingdom, on September 19.
The plane was preparing to land at the airport when its landing flaps failed, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency. The flight was en-route from Tenerife, Spain at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were around 200 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
An airline spokesperson said, “The safety of our customers and crew is of paramount importance and we would like to reassure customers that this type of situation is extremely rare.”
