The incident happened when the Turkish Airlines plane was departing for Istanbul, Turkey, while the Ryanair flight from Bari, Italy, was taxiing to an apron.

No injuries were reported.

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The Airbus A319-100 to London Heathrow, United Kingdom, had just started taking-off when it struck a flock of birds.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

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The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cagliari, Italy, but had to turn back due to an issue with the weather radar.

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

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The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Luton Airport, England, when the crew received an aft door indication and rejected takeoff.

The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Liverpool, England, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers.

The plane continued for a safe landing.

The injured were taken to a hospital. The airline said some other passengers were also examined by the medical teams at the airport.

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The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Malta was descending toward Dusseldorf when the crew requested priority assistance due to a burning odor in the cabin.

The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Bristol, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed problems with the landing gear.

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

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The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time.

All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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The cargo plane was flying from Tunis, Tunisia, when the crew reported issues with the nose gear.

The plane landed safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.

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The flight was diverted to Malta, where they made a safe landing with one engine.

None of the 135 aboard were injured.

The flight took off again later, for Addis Ababa.

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Passengers were held in the departures lounge.

The plane made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

Passengers disembarked after the engine was checked. They were sent a replacement flight to take them to London with a five hour delay.

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What: Air India Airbus A330-200 en route from Tripoli to Delhi
Where: Malta
When: Mar 6th 2011
Why: After taking off from Tripoli, the landing gear failed to retract. The pilot diverted to Malta and made a safe landing.

So far, of 18,000 Indians expats, 9,200 people had been evacuated from Tripoli. Egypt Air has also been making chartered flights to bring Indian citizens back home in “Operation Safe Homecoming.” As of Mar 2, Air India had retrieved 6 flights worth of passengers.

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What: German Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 en route from Malta to Frankfurt.
Where: Malta International Airport
When: Tuesday
Who: 205 passengers evacuated with no injuries.
Why: The crew reported a fire in its cargo hold and returned for an emergency landing 25 minutes after embarking.

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