The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Belgrade, Serbia, to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke and a burning odor in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All ninety-nine passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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The plane was preparing to depart for Tel Aviv, Israel, when a nearby tow tug began emitting smoke.

The evacuation slides were deployed as the smoke entered the aircraft cabin.

One passenger fell off the emergency slide and sustained serious injuries.

All other passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew received unreliable airspeed indication.

The plane landed safely. All two hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sofia, Bulgaria, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted due to technical reasons.

The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and twenty people aboard remained safe.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Charleroi, Belgium, was diverted due to a lightning strike.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Manchester, England, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in the windshield.

The plane, that was carrying the members of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane that safely transported the team to Manchester.

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The planes collided during a parachutist competition, when one of them lost contact with the air control.

4 people list their lives in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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The Boeing 777-200, heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to London, England, lost contact with the ATC while it was entering Hungary’s Airspace.

The Hungarian Authorities dispatched two Saab Gripen fighter planes to intercept the plane, however, the communication was restored shortly afterwards. The fighter jets returned to the base while the flight continued to London.

The incident is being investigated.

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The plane, en-route from Beauvais–Tillé Airport, France, to Debrecen, Hungary, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic problem.

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

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The Boeing 777-300 aircraft was heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a problem with gear retraction and requested to return.

The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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What: jet2.com Boeing 737-300 en route from Manchester to Budapest
Where: Budapest
When: Mar 22nd 2012
Who: 127 passengers
Why: By the approach to Budapest, the flight had developed a hydraulic leak.

Pilots made a fast landing on hot brakes with emergency services and maintenance on standby to deal with the hydraulic fluid on the runway.

Passengers disembarked on to the runway and were ported to the terminal.

Before the plane was towed, the brakes were examined.

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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: Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Brussels to Mumbai
Where: Budapest
When: Oct 3rd 2009
Who: 224 passengers and 13 crew,
Why: While en route, the flight developed a gearbox problem which necessitated the shut down of an engine. The plane landed safely in Budapest. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations.

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What: jet2.com Boeing 757-200 en route from Tel Aviv Israel to Manchester
Where: Budapest (Hungary)
When: Aug 6th 2009
Who: 238 passengers
Why: Four hours into the flight, the flight developed pressurization problems. The pilot dropped altitude suddenly, described as experiencing turbulence and “plummeting thousands of feet.” Oxygen was deployed. The pilot made assurances, but of course the passengers were terrified.

The flight landed safely when it diverted to Budapest, and passengers were put up in a local hotel until a replacement flight was provided for them.

George’s Point of View

We need a better system to see turbulence in time to avoid it. Until we have it, airline operators are just going to need to accept the cost factor.

Going around turbulence is a fact of aviation, and avoiding turbulence is going to cost extra fuel. Sometimes you have to wonder if our present systems are working when flights are routed through known turbulence in order to avoid the expense of going around it. Those are the kind of foolish economical decisions made by those kinds of marginal airlines that are banned in the EU, and one of the reasons they are known to fall out of the sky.

At least our Jet 2 pilot here, had the skill to handle the situation, and a plane sturdy enough to withstand the pressures long enough to safeguard the lives of those aboard.

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