American Airlines flight AA-67 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on July 25th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Barcelona, Spain, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to problems with the lavatories.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Cessna Citation x en route to Jackson Hole
Where: emergency landing at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport
When: before 3p.m. Saturday afternoon
Who: Family aboard eventually took a limousine from Idaho Falls to Jackson Hole.
Why: Plane experienced mechanical difficulties and landed safely with no injuries.
Kuwait Airways Flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom, on June 27.
The plane, heading from New York to Kuwait, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
According to an airport spokesperson, “KU118 from JFK to Kuwait was diverted to Heathrow after a passenger was taken ill on-board… The passenger was looked after London Ambulance Service and the flight is resuming its journey shortly.”
Terrorism has been ruled out (for now.) Of course there is no evidence yet what happened to cause this disaster, but area storms–explosive turbulence inside cumulonimbus clouds– seem to be the most likely culprit. No survivors have been found.
Stormy weather and lightning during takeoff. No word of any survivors.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-1867 had to reject taking-off at Stuttgart Airport, Filderstadt, Germany, on August 13.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the take-off due to hot brakes.
The plane vacated the runway safely.
No one was injured.
Air India flight AI-937 had to divert for an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on June 13th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Kozhikode, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All sixty-two people aboard remained safe.
