American Airlines flight AA-984 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on October 4th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-1583 had to make an emergency landing in Southampton, England, on August 5th.
The plane was heading to Palma in Mallorca, Spain, when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak and decided to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Airlinair flight A5-4328 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 27th.
The plane took off for Luxembourg, but had to return shortly afterwards after it experienced a cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a farm field near Cedar Lake, Lake County, northwest Indiana, on September 11th.
The plane was headed to Griffith-Merrillville Airport, Indiana, when it had to divert.
Pilot, who was the only person aboard, remained unharmed.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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What: Emirates en route from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai
Where: Chennai
When: April 10, 2011
Who: 465 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane had a technical failure resulting in smoke in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Chennai where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative transportation to Dubai. However, the passengers overnighted in Chennai as the problem could not be solved within the crews “max duty time.”
What: Frankfurt-based XL Airways Boeing 737-800 flight G1-614 en route from Frankfurt Germany to Antalya Turkey registration D-AXLF
Where: emergency landing at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport
When: on Saturday Oct 18 7:47 a.m. (0547 GMT)
Who: 163 passengers and six crew (official release said 183 passengers and 6 crew)
Why: The pilot reported engine failure, and requested an emergency landing with five minutes to manoeuvre and land the plane at the nearest airport. Smoke was seen coming from one of the plane’s two engines and the emergency crew doused said engine with foam. The official report denies fire, and says only “unspecified “engine problems” instigated the emergency landing
Batik Air flight ID-6575 encountered turbulence on the way to Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 2nd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Surabaya, Indonesia, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers and two crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to a hospital.
