What: Malev Hungarian Airlines Boeing 737-600 en route from Budapest to Istanbul
Where: Budapest
When: Sept 21 2010
Who: 100 passengers
Why: After the jet suffered a bird strike, the pilot rejected takeoff. The plane was examined for damages, resulting in a delay, but was subsequently judged undamaged and allowed to depart. The plane made a safe landing in Istanbul, several hours late.

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What: Malev Hungarian Airlines/Budapest Air Service Embraer EMB-120 en route from Budapest Hungary to Cluj Romania
Where: Budapest
When: Jan 4th 2010
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, when the right main gear did not retract. the crew returned to the airport and made a safe landing .

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What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest Hungary to Geneva Switzerland
Where: Salzburg
When: Oct 8th 2009
Who: 37 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route to Geneva, the plane’s left engine experienced a drop in oil pressure. The flight diverted to Salzburg, where the passengers debarked. The passengers were provided hotel accommodations; and the plane went to maintenance, presumably to resume the flight on the 9th.

*note– We believe that the reports that the ENGINE ON THIS FLIGHT FELL OFF–are highly exaggerated. In fact, we think there’s a simple mistranslation somewhere, since the routine response for an oil pressure problem on a plane with more than one engine frequently involves turning an engine off (as opposed to it falling off.)

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