Blue Air flight 0B134 had to return and make an emergency landing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in England, on August 17.
The Boeing 737, that took off for Bucharest, Romania, had to return after the pilot reported a suspected bird-hit just 20 minutes into the flight.
The plane landed safely and burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
After inspection, the plane was cleared to take off again.
Lufthansa flight LH-1410 made an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was on final approach to Belgrade when the crew went around due to unsafe gear.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Ilgaz Deger
What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Jeddah to Paris
Where: Athens
When: Jul 14 2011
Who: 168 (?) 187 aboard
Why: While en route, the Airbus experienced instrument failure. The pilot decided to divert to Greece.
The pilot made an visual (ILS?) approach to Athens airport, with its instruments inoperable.
The plane made a safe landing with no injuries reported. After maintenance went over the plane, it was back in the air within five or six hours.
On July 12, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Washington to Riad made an emergency landing in Athens due to instruments indicating a fire in the luggage compartment. (No fire was found.) according to Thailand News Agency.
Braathens Regional Airways flight TF-164 made an emergency landing in Malmo, Sweden, on November 7th.
The plane was flying from Stockholm Bromma Airport, Sweden, when the crew reported vibrations in one of the engines and decided to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-7402 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Haugesund, Norway, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 136 people aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Alevik
What: Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Calgary to Halifax
Where: Winnipeg
When: Jul 6th 2010
Who: 131 on board
Why: While en route, a passenger attempted to open a door to the plane. The flight diverted to Winnipeg where the passenger was detained and taken into custody to be charged with “endangering safety of an aircraft and interference with flight crew.” After a nearly three hour delay, the flight continued to Halifax.
What: Learjet 25 en route from Monterrey to Toluca
Where: Los Tejocotes
When: December 9 20123:30
Who: 7 aboard
Why: The 300 meter debris field of a plane wreckage discovered near the town of Iturbide in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental is believed to be that of the plane taken by Rivera’s party to Toluca. Forensic experts recovered Rivera’s California Driver License and the Mexican passport of Miguel Perez Soto, confirming the hypothesis.
Jenni Rivera, “La Diva de la Banda” is from Long Beach, California and recently divorced former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza.
The wreckage was found with no survivors.
Rest in peace.
