Blue Air flight 0B-2911 had to make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 10th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane heading from Bacau, Romania, to Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airways flight 4H-585 had to make an emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, India, on August 7th.
The Bangladeshi carrier’s McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, en-route from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Muscat, Oman, was forced to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The plane with 173 people aboard landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
On Jan 16, 2013, an ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route from Yamaguchi-Ube Airport to Tokyo-Haneda Airport when smoke in the forward electrical compartment developed. Also, an unusual smell was detected.
The flight made an emergency landing.
There were 137 passengers aboard.One passenger was injured in the evacuation. The firefighters did not find any fire.
The NTSB sent out a release that said “The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to Japan to assist in the investigation of an emergency landing of an ANA Boeing 787 that occurred yesterday. Initial reports indicate that the crew received multiple messages in the cockpit concerning the battery and other systems that were affected, and also reported smoke in the cockpit and an odor in the cabin. The airplane subsequently landed, and passengers and crew evacuated via emergency slides.”
Investigator Lorenda Ward is the U. S. accredited representative to the JTSB’s investigation and will work alongside reps from the FAA and Boeing.
Tunisair flight TU-668 made an emergency landing in Djerba, Tunisia, on January 12th.
The Boeing 737-600 plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to turn back due to failure of the weather radar.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
El Al flight LY-363 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Vienna, Austria, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in a galley.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
The date on this photo is anybody’s guess…
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Contact photographer Cornelius Saayman
What: Interlink Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route from Durban to Pretoria
Where: Durban
When: Dec 28th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the Interlink flight had a bird strike and had to return to Durban where it made a safe landing. The flight was cancelled.
Pictured: A Mexicana Link Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
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Contact photographer Jose Lopez
What: Mexicana Link Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Cancun to Puebla
Where: Merida
When: Feb 15 2010
Who: 37 passengers
Why: While en route, during the flight the windshield developed cracks. The flight diverted to Merida Mexico and made a safe landing.
