Blue Air flight 08-113 had to return and make an emergency landing at Henri Coand? International Airport, Romania, on May 9th.
The Boeing 737-400 flying to Valencia, Spain, had to return after burning off fuel due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
All 143 people aboard remained safe.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, on December 17th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Baltimore, Maryland, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Emirates Airline confirms that “an incident” occurred at Dubai International Airport.
An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 attempted to go around, but the gear touched down and caught fire. Everyone aboard safely evacuated but the plane burned.
The plane was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai. Aboard were two hundred-eighty-two passengers and eighteen crew.
Dubai Airport reported on Twitter that they will resume departure operations starting 18.30 UAE local time.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK 785 made an emergency landing at Moscow airport, Russia, on March 15.
The flight, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to London Heathrow Airport, England, had to make an emergency stop, after a passenger suffered heart attack midair.
The plane landed safely. The airline arranged an ambulance for the passenger, identified as Pervez Iqbal.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
Lufthansa flight LH-419 had to make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 23.
The Boeing 747-800, en-route from Washington D.C. to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. There were 364 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Daily Air flight DA-7511 veered off runway after landing in Orchid Island, Taiwan, on April 13th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Taitung, Taiwan.
There were 17 passengers and 2 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
The plane sustained considerable damage.
The incident is being investigated.
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What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Wichita,KS to Bulkhead City, AZ
Where: Wichita Mid-Continent
When: November 19, 2009
Who: 125 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane recorded an engine fire indication. The left engine made an explosive noise and flames were visible coming from the (left) engine. The flight returned to the airport. The flight landed safely. Some passengers debarked via slides and some debarked via stairs.
Several were injured on the slides.
