American Airlines flight AA-9634 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 13th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A United Airlines flight had to divert to Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, on the evening of June 20.
The plane was on its way from Rome, Italy to Chicago when a 42-year-old passenger Jeremiah Mathis Thede asked for nuts or crackers. Authorities said he was given some nuts but he kept-on demanding for more and showed an erratic behavior. The pilot became concerned due to situation and decided to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and all 282 passengers were flown to Chicago next day.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1704 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on September 20.
The plane, en-route from Sacramento to Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, was diverted after its flaps malfunctioned during the flight.
The plane landed safely and no one was injured.
The airline said the plane “has been taken out of service for inspection and repairs”.
Pictured: An EasyJet Airline Airbus A319-111
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Contact photographer Paolo Migliavacca
What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Milan to Brindisi
Where: Milan
When: Feb 14th 2010
Why: While en route, the control panel of the cockpit began emitting smoke. Landing in oxygen masks, the flight crew returned to Milan and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided a replacement craft.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-3825 had to return and make an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on August 20th.
The plane took off for Gdansk, Poland, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-7312 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt–Hahn Airport, Germany, on July 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Dublin, Ireland, to Zadar, Croatia, had to divert due to in-flight depressurization.
The plane carrying 189 people landed safely.
Around 33 passengers reported ear pain, nausea, and ear bleeding. They were treated by the medical staff aboard, while some had to be taken to hospitals.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2129 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 1st.
The plane was flying from Rochester, New York, when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilots to accelerate the descent.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Passengers reported that the oxygen masks were deployed.
