American Airlines flight AA-987 continued for a safe landing at Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 21.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Miami, Florida to Santo Domingo, was on approach to the runway when the crew detected a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely.
All 200 people onboard remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-9247 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1861 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on June 8th.
The Fokker 70, en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to return due to failure of its hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Jetblue Airways flight B6-1348 hit severe turbulence near Wilmington, North Carolina, on October 30th.
The plane was heading from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, when turbulence injured several people onboard.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
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What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Calgary to Winnipeg
Where: Winnipeg Canada
When: May 29 2010
Who: 96 people on board
Why: While on approach to Winnipeg the flight encountered turbulence which injured four: two flight attendants and two passengers. After the Boeing made a safe landing, two of the injured were hospitalized, and two went home after treatment at the airport.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-768 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Chennai, India, was diverted due to indication of a landing gear problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 127 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Air Canada’s Boeing-767 en route from Vancouver to Shanghai
Where: Yelizovo airport
When: Sept 5 2010 5:32 Moscow time
Who: 152 passengers and 10 crew
Why: While en route, flight attendants smelled a burning odor coming from the lavatory. The crew decided to divert and make an emergency landing at the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky airport. The plane was investigated by maintenance and no fire was found, and after a four hour delay, the flight resumed.
