Singapore Airlines flight SQ425 made an emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, at around 3:55 p.m. on June 21.
The plane, en-route from Mumbai, India to Singapore, declared emergency after fire broke out in the cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully. According to Selangor Bomba operations Chief Mohd Sani Harul, “The fire had already been put out by the plane’s fire-fighting mechanism when it landed.”
The cause of fire is being investigated.
Corendon Airlines flight XC-50 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted due to a suspected tail strike during departure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-597 had to return for an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Krakow, Poland, but had to turn back due to a fault in the radio system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Pantanal Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Juiz de Fora Brazil
Where: Congonhas
When: Dec 8th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the flight returned to the airport, after developing smoke in the cabin. The plane landed safely.
Maintenance traced the smoke to faulty lighting.
Cayman Airways flight KX-792 had to return and make an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to issues with cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
Iran Air flight IR-721 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Robat Karim, Iran, on May 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Frankfurt, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: A US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix to New Jersey
Where: Phoenix
When:
Who: 150 passengers and 5 crew
Why: During/after takeoff, the plane’s engine “popped” when the left engine compressor stalled. The pilot reported engine trouble, andreturned to Phoenix where they made a safe landing. An alternative plane was provided.
