British Airways flight BA-964 suffered a bird strike near Hamburg Airport, Germany, on December 31st.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Hamburg Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On Nov 20, 2013, a JetBlue Embraer ERJ-190 to Boston from Fort Myers diverted to Orlando when an emergency slide emitted a loud bang, and deployed itself in the front galley of the plane.
There were four crew aboard and seventy-three passengers aboard flight B6-1266 who set out for Boston and ended up in Orlando. Passengers were evacuated in Orlando and transferred to a plane that didn’t have an emergency slide in the front galley pinning a flight attendant to the wall.
The flight attendant did not suffocate, but was assisted in freeing his head, apparently.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-1420 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15th.
The Airbus A321-200N plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX254 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 8th.
The plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after a passenger became sick.
The plane landed safely.
Pictured: TAM Airbus A330-223 arriving from Rio
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What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 en route from New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro
Where: Rio de Janeiro
When: Oct 23/24th 2009
Why: On approach to Rio, a passenger began feeling unwell. On debarking, she passed out in the jet bridge. By the time the ambulance arrived 25 minutes later, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Doctors say that she suffered “economy class syndrome”, actually known as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), an event which creates blood clots in the lower veins of the legs.
A substantial amount of money and several credit cards disappeared the passenger’s purse, according to relatives.
A small plane made an emergency landing at a closed airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on the afternoon of February 21.
Edmonton authorities confirmed that the 2-seater glider plane had to make a hard landing at Edmonton City Centre Airport, due to mechanical issues.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard remained unharmed however, the aircraft sustained heavy damage.
The incident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board.
The airport operations were shut down in 2013 for residential development in the city centre.
Vietjet flight VJ-198 made an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hanoi, Vietnam, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
