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British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Baku

British Airways flight BA-199 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 12th.

The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-seven passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.


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Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Returns to Istanbul After Bird Strike

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-80 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 2nd.

The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Qatar Airways Flight Diverts to Baku due to Engine Issue

Qatar Airways flight QR-1399 made an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29th.

The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Doha, Qatar, to Tunis, Tunisia, was diverted due to an engine issue.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-seven passengers and fourteen crew members remained unharmed.


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British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Azerbaijan

British Airways flight BA-198 made an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on December 11th.

The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Mumbai, India, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.

The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty-five passengers and seventeen crew members remained safe.


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Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Azerbaijan

airindialogoAn Air India flight had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Azerbaijan, on July 10th.

The plane was flying on London-Mumbai route when a technical issue prompted the crew to divert for an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely. There were 206 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.


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Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Azerbaijan

airindialogoAir India flight AI 130 had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan, on January 24.

The Boeing Dreamliner aircraft was en-route from London, United Kingdom, to Mumbai, India, when a passenger suffered a medical emergency, prompting the pilot to sought permission for diversion.

Authorities said the 72-year-old passenger, a British citizen, died before the plane landed in Azerbaijan.


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Norwegian Airlines Flight Diverts to Baku Due to Medical Emergency

Norwegian AirA Norwegian Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, on April 19.

The plane was heading from Bangkok to Copenhagen when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to an ill passenger.

The plane, carrying 288 passengers, was then diverted to Baku where it made a safe emergency landing.

The passenger, identified as Alan Lasten, of Denmark, was diagnosed with heart failure. He was immediately shifted to Sabunchu hospital, however, his life could not be saved.


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British Airways Plane Returns to Azerbaijan due to Engine Fire

British airwaysA British Airways flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan, on April 10.

The Airbus 321 departed for London but had to turn back shortly afterwards after one of its engines caught fire.

The plane landed uneventfully and all 92 passengers and crew members remained safe.

Emergency Landing in Baku

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 en route from London to Singapore diverted to Baku in the first week of January 2013, after developing pressurization problems. The plane made a safe landing with no injuries.

Four hundred sixty seven passengers were aboard the flight, and twenty-seven crew, none of whom were injured. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations pending a replacement aircraft from Singapore.

A faulty door seal was reported to be the cause of the incident. The sound of the leaking air was audible and the flow of air was cold, an beyond the plane’s ability to manage. A replacement door was fitted before the plane flew out. Airbus is participating in the investigation by sending a team to Baku.

Singapore airlines operates 19 A380’s.

A photo tweeted by passenger Steve Murphy showed the oxygen masks deployed during the flight, after it began losing cabin pressure on January 6, 2013.

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