On Jan 28, 2013, American Airlines Boeing 767 Flight 233 with 198 passengers and a crew of 13 was en route from Miami to Brazil when it developed an electrical odor in the cockpit.
The pilots diverted to Puerto Rico and made a safe landing in San Juan at 5:08 p.m.
The plane is to remain there overnight for inspection, and on the 29th, take the crew and passengers on to Sao Paolo.
Hotel accommodations were provided for passengers.
Germanwings flight 3882 made an emergency landing at Marco Polo Airport in Venice, Italy, on April 3.
According to the airline, the flight, en-route from Hanover, Germany, to Rome, was diverted because, “two people, a passenger and a member of the crew, were struck by strong nausea and needed medical treatment.”
The plane, carrying 149 people, landed uneventfully. Medical attention was provided to the sick passenger and crew member.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
Lufthansa flight LH-632 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on February 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 114 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
Korean Air flight KE-2708 rejected take off from Haneda Airport in Japan, on May 27th.
The Boeing 777-300 was accelerating to take off for Gimpo International Airport, South Korea, when an engine fire broke out. The crew rejected take off and evacuated the aircraft.
There were 319 people aboard, including 302 passengers and 17 crew members; 12 of them were injured and were taken to hospitals.
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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris France to Sao Paulo
Where: Sao Paulo
When: Dec 9th 2009
Who: 259 passengers and 16 crew
Why: While on approach to Sao Paulo, the plane experienced a hydraulics failure. The crew requested the longest available runway and made a safe landing.
Passengers debarked normally.
Maintenance is so important.
Air France flight AF-1123 had to return and make an emergency landing on Munich Airport, Germany, on July 14th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Charles de Gaulle airport, France, had to return due to some problem with its positioning system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
American Airlines flight AA-134 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on September 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
