All Nippon Airways flight NH-1899 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on June 20th.
The plane was flying from Aomori, Japan, when the crew needed to shut down an engine due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 41 people aboard remained unharmed.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ3739 was forced to make an emergency landing in Guangzhou, Guangdong province of China, at around 9:40 p.m. on November 10.
The aircraft was en-route from Zhuhai, Guangdong to Beijing, when the crew sought permission for an emergency landing. According to the airline, the plane experienced a mechanical engine failure.
The flight landed safely and no injuries were reported.
An alternate aircraft was arranged which departed for Beijing at 1:20 a.m. on November 11.
The incident is under investigation.
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What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Chicago to Ft Lauderdale
Where: Daytona Beach
When: July 1 2009
Who: 143 on board
Why: When a burning smell filled the cockpit, the plane diverted to Daytona Beach. Passengers debarked normally; some individuals who experienced shortness of breath were taken to Halifax Medical Center.
Passengers stated that the smoke was not visible but it made their eyes water, and smelled like rotten eggs.
Lufthansa CityLine flight LH-1650 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 23rd.
The plane took off for Sibiu, Romania, but had to turn back after the crew noticed fan vibrations.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ebola scare prompted an American Airlines flight to make an unscheduled landing at Tulsa International airport, Oklahoma, on October 18.
The flight was on its way from Hartford, Connecticut to Dallas, Texas, when a passenger became sick midair. The plane was then diverted to Tulsa where fire and HAZMAT response teams were put on alert. According to Bennie E. Herring, Tulsa Fire Department battalion chief, “We had a conversation, we believe, between the pilots and the tower, and somewhere in that conversation the word Ebola was said, or Ebola like symptoms.”
The plane landed safely. The emergency crews asked the passengers to wait while they ruled out Ebola and determined that the passenger’s illness was due to complications from a previous surgery.
The flight later resumed its journey.
Taban Air flight HH-6295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on December 31st.
The plane took off for Shiraz, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a mechanical problem with one of the engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 130 people aboard remained safe.
Avia Traffic Company flight YK-4283 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
