All Nippon Airways flight NH-232 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on June 23rd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Brussels, Belgium, to Narita International Airport, Japan, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
EuroAtlantic Airways flight CD-417 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Rhodes, Greece, had to be diverted after a fire in an oven caused smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1270 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Panama City, Florida, on June 14th.
The McDonnel Douglas MD-88, flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Pensacola, Florida, had to divert due to some problems with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Alaska Airlines flight 17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on October 12,
The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew reported smoke coming out of a credit card reader. According to airline spokesperson Halley Knigge, apparently the smoke was caused due to a melting battery. “The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to stop the device from smoking while the captain made flight emergency arrangements,” she said.
The plane landed safely. There were 181 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
Avior Airlines flight 9V-1260 made an emergency landing in Manta, Ecuador, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane heading from Barcelona, Venezuela, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, was diverted after an engine started emitting loud bangs and the passenger oxygen masks deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-510 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, on July 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to oxygen leak.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
What: Delta (Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200) en route from Kalispell to Salt Lake
Where: Missoula International airport
When: June 12, 2009 3 pm
Who: 49 passengers and 3 crew members
Why: While on route to Salt Lake, the plane experienced problems with its landing gear. After making efforts to deal with the problem and carry on, they decided to make an emergency landing at the Missoula International Airport 45 minutes after take-off. The gear lowered and locked and the plane landed without injury to anyone.
