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Transavia Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Faro

Transavia flight HV-6630 made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on November 12th.

The plane heading from Funchal, Portugal, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.

According to Portugal’s Defense Minister, fighter jets were also dispatched to escort the aircraft.

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Transavia Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Portugal

Transavia flight HV-5666 had to make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on May 29th.

According to the airline, the plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Gran Canaria, Spain, was diverted due to ‘medical reasons’.

It is believed that the flight was diverted after a passenger’s body odor caused several other passengers around him to vomit and faint.

The plane landed safely.

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Transavia Airlines Plane Diverts to Amsterdam After Bird Strike

TransaviaTransavia Airlines flight HV-5021 had to divert and make an unscheduled landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 21st.

The plane was heading from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Malaga, Spain, when a bird hit it, causing engine vibrations that prompted the crew to divert to Amsterdam.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.

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Smokey Cabin Leads to Diversion to Croatia


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Contact photographer Rafael Alvarez Cacho

What: Transavia Boeing 737-BK2 En route from Sharm el-Sheikh to Amsterdam
Where: Primošten Croatia
When: Oct 20, 2012
Who: 192 aboard
Why: While the flight was en route over Croatia, smoke and the odor of burning plastic developed in the cabin. The pilot diverted to Zagreb-Pleso airport and made a safe landing although two passengers complained of breathing problems. Emergency Medical Services at the airport treated them.

Apparently there was no one available certified on Boeing, so an expert from Amsterdam was called in.

While passengers spent the night at a hotel, a replacement plane was flown in.

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Transavia Emergency Landing in Rotterdam


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Contact photographer Luis carlos vieira

What: Transavia Boeing 737-700 en route from Rotterdam to Malaga, Spain
Where: Rotterdam
When: Mar 4th 2012
Who: 62 passengers
Why: Over France,Transavia Flight HV-5023 developed engine and hydraulic problems.

The crew returned to Rotterdam where they made a safe landing.

A replacement flight was provided.