Brussels Airlines suffered a nose wheel steering failure on landing in Brussels, Belgium, on January 12th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Heathrow Airport, England.
The plane became disabled on the runway. No injuries were reported.
EasyJet flight U2-3005 suffered lightning strikes on the way to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from London Stansted Airport, England, was descending toward Amsterdam.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight LX-780 returned to Zurich, Switzerland, on November 5th.
The plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-357 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Kinshasa, Congo, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
CityJet flight AF-1558 was intercepted by two British Typhoon fighter planes upon entering in British Airspace in Yorkshire, England, on May 2nd.
The Avro RJ-85 was flying from Paris, France, when it lost radio communication with the ATC right after entering the British Airspace.
The plane accompanied by Typhoons landed safely Newcastle Airport, UK.
No one was injured.
Flybe flight BE-986 made an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on August 19th.
The plane was flying from Southampton, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to a minor technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All 70 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 en route from Sydney to Wellington
Where: over the Tasman Sea
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 99 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While en route, the crew received an indicator message that the hydraulics were down (a hydraulics warning light.) The flight was diverted to Auckland where they made a safe landing, even though nosewheel steering (undercarriage problem) is said to have been affected.
5 Fire Service/rescue trucks and ambulance staff were on stand by during the landing.
Passengers were provided overnight accommodations and booked on alternative flights.