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Delta Jet Returned to Jamaica for Emergency Landing
A Delta Airlines flight bound for Atlanta had to return and make an emergency landing at Kingston airport in Jamaica, shortly after it took off on June 30.According to Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant the decision to make an emergency landing was made after a pneumatic leak was discovered in the engine 2 of the MD-88 jet.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 5 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Emilio Ebanks, the spokesperson of Jamaica Fire Brigade said that smoke was seen to be coming out of the plane while it was in the air. Durrant said there was no fire in the aircraft.
- Airbus | Emergency | evacuation | India | Royal Bhutan Airlines | smoke
Smoke From APU Prompts Evacuation of Bhutan Airlines Plane at Kolkata Airport
Bhutan Airlines flight B3-700 was evacuated at Kolkata Airport in West Bengal, India, on September 9th.The Airbus A319-100 plane was preparing to depart for Bangkok, Thailand, when smoke was noticed emanating from the APU.
The crew initiated an emergency evacuation.
About twenty people were injured and were treated at the airport.
- airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | Landing Gear | Sky Airlines | tire | Turkey
Tire, Landing Gear Fail on Sky Airlines Antalya Landing
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Contact photographer Szabolcs KelemenWhat: Sky Airlines Boeing 737-400 en route from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey)
Where: Antalya on
When: Oct 10th 2011
Who: 156 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After a normal flight, on landing in Turkey, the plane’s right main gear collapsed when a right tire burst.One cause for a burst tire is a hard or fast landing, or the state of the runway. The cause has not yet been determined.
In the accident photos (according to AV gossip), the logo has been painted out with white paint.
Air India Flight Diverts to Jaipur due to Medical Emergency
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Sanganer Airport in Jaipur, India, on January 28th.The plane heading from Rajkot to Delhi was diverted after a passenger suffered a cardiac arrest.
The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Air Canada Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Tokyo
Air Canada flight AC-1 made an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on August 24th.The Boeing 777-300 plane was flying from Toronto, Canada, when the crew noticed an engine oil leak and declared an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All three hundred and sixty-five passengers and fifteen crew members remained unharmed.
- Airbus | back to base | Emergency | flap problems | New York | South African Airways | USA
South African Airways Flight Returns to John F. Kennedy International Airport
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 4th.The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an issue with flap retraction.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
