An Alaska Airlines Flight 006 returned to Los Angeles International Airport, California, on the afternoon of July 18.
The Boeing 737, heading towards Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, had to return for an emergency landing after it was hit by lightning.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 159 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
TAME Airlines Airbus A330-200 heading to Ecuador from New York’s JFK Airport made an emergency landing at Joint Base Charleston at 2:05 on March 25.
The medical emergency was declared because of a female passenger having breathing trouble. However, she refused to go to the local area hospital for medical treatment. The plane left after refueling at 4.30 a.m. without dropping the passenger.
The flight was directed to the Joint Base since no international flights operate between midnight and 4 a.m. at the Charleston International airport, and the ground crew is not available during this time.
The plane had 70 passengers and 9 crew members on board.
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Contact photographer Nigel Harris
What: Alitalia Boeing 767-300 en route from Rome to New York
Where: New York
When: Jul 3rd 2010
Why: While on an otherwise uneventful flight, the plane’s (1′ X 2′) access door disengaged and fell around 4 pm at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola,NY.
Individuals at Nassau County Courthouse retrieved the access door after witnessing it strike the ground. Alitalia discovered the door missing after landing in NY.
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Contact photographer Sergey Nesterenko
What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Brussels to Taba
Where: Athens
When: Mar 8th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew noticed fumes in the cabin, and diverted to Athens where they made a safe landing. An alternative flight was provided.
Pictured: An EasyJet Airline Airbus A319-111
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Contact photographer Daniel Villa
What: Easyjet Airbus 319 en route from Gatwick to Lanzarote
Where: Nantes
When: Sunday November 29, 8.30am.
Who: 136 passengers
Why: After a takeoff during stormy weather, the plane was struck by lightning. The plane returned to London and made a safe landing. After landing, the plane was checked out and deemed safe, and went on to make the flight to Lanzarote.
A passenger describes the experience.
“There was a huge flash and a loud bang. The plane shuddered and there was quite a lot of turbulence, the worst I’ve ever experienced. Then the aircraft suddenly dropped dramatically and some people were quite scared. As we landed back in Gatwick, we had fire-engines chasing us down the runway.”
JetBlue flight B6-29 had to make an emergency landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau, Bahamas on March 25.
The Embraer ERJ, en-route from Washington, DC to Nassau, Bahamas was on approach to runway when the crew reported that the nose gear was inoperable, went around for a while and upon failing to retract the gear, attempted for a landing.
The plane landed successfully.
All 95 people aboard remained unharmed.
NordStar Airlines flight TYA-62 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kyzyl, Russia, on September 8th.
The plane heading to Krasnojarsk, Russia, had to turn back due to an indication that a cargo door was open.
The plane landed safely. There were 29 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.