Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-8751 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 1st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-655 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 1st.
The plane flying from Porto, Portugal, to Luanda, Angola, was diverted after the crew was informed that a ground worker was suspected of being trapped in the cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The ground worker was found in the cargo hold and was taken to hospital due to suspected Hypothermia.
The authorities said the worker had passed out while loading a box containing pet animals.
Azores Airlines flight S4-134 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Lajes Field, Lajes Air Base, Portugal, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lisbon, Portugal had just departed Lajes’s runway when the crew reported a bird strike resulting in engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 109 people onboard remained unharmed.
The flight was cancelled.
A military transport plane crashed and caught fire at Montijo military base, Portugal, on July 11th.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules plane, carrying seven crew members, was attempting to take off when it crashed.
Three crew members were killed in the crash. Authorities said that at least one other crew member was seriously injured.
EasyJet flight U2-7612 made an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 aircraft was flying from Madrid, Spain, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 182 people aboard remained safe.
LAN Peru flight LA 2707 made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on December 24.
The plane, heading to Madrid Spain, was diverted after the pilot reported an engine failure indication.
The plane landed safely. All 224 passengers remained unhurt.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-432 had to return and make an emergency landing at Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on December 8.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Paris, France, had to return due to a sensor indication.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 36 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
TAP Portugal flight TP-352 made an emergency return to Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Lisbon to London, had to return in emergency due to an unusual odour smelled mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-15 returned and made an emergency landing at Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisboa, Portugal, on October 29.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Recife, Brazil, had to return due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane, with 274 people aboard, landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A medical emergency prompted Thomas Cook flight TCX 4125 to make an unscheduled landing in Lisbon, Portugal on January 10.
The flight was en-route from Fuerteventura to Birmingham when a 79-year-old female passenger Hilda Holland became ill after getting hit by a falling shoe. According to Hilda’s husband John,“The woman sitting behind Hilda decided to get a cardigan from the locker but she pulled a shoe out with it…That came down and hit her on the back of the head and the ear….Ten minutes later I looked over and she was shaking and pale…I thought she wasn’t going to make it, I had never seen her like that.”
The Airbus A321-211 made a safe emergency landing and the couple was rushed to a hospital.
They left the hospital next day and were transported to Birmingham through another flight.
An airline spokesperson said, “Our operations control centre contacted Mr and Mrs Holland at the hospital and offered assistance within a few hours of their arrival… Mr Holland was grateful for the call and advised that he would make arrangements through his insurers and we ensured he had direct contact number for Thomas Cook… Our welfare team have been in touch with the Hollands following their return and we hope Mrs Holland makes a full recovery.”
A Thomson Airways flight had to make an emergency landing at the Lajes airport in Portugal, at about 4:13 a.m. Lisbon time on August 5.
The twin-engine aircraft Boeing 787-800 aircraft was on its way from Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK when the crew had to shut down its right hand engine due to an indication of low oil pressure.
The plane was then diverted towards Lajes airport where it made a safe emergency landing. All 288 passengers remained safe.
The passengers were provided a replacement aircraft which took them to their destination.
What: jet2.com Boeing 757-200 en route from Tenerife to Manchester
Where: Faro
When: Oct 13 2012
Why: The Tenerife to Manchester flight was en route when the plane developed a problem with the hydraulics.
Pilots diverted the flight to Faro in Algarve, Portugal where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet was provided to complete the flight.
What: Thomson flight en route to Lanzarote
Where: Portugal
Who: disruptive teen
Why: Seventeen year old Lee Doran from London was traveling with his step father to Lanzarote when he got into an altercation.
After he and his stepfather got into a fight, the pilot landed in Portugal, dropping off Doran, half-brother Dylan, stepfather David Laughton, his partner Sarah Wilson, and their son Harry. The family caught the next flight to Lanzarote, leaving Lee at the airport police station. Between the British Embassy and Lee’s mother, he managed to get back home (to London.)
What: Empresa de meios aereos Kamov Ka-32A11BC
Where: Lagoa de Vale de Figueiras, Portugal
When: Sept 3, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: While filling a bucket during a firefighting expedition, a Air Media Company (EMA) chopper in Lagoa de Vale de Figueiras, Portugal went down.
The two aboard were injured. There were no fatalities. The two firefighters have been hospitalized.
The helicopter had been engaged in fighting the fire in Ourém which has been raging for 24 yours.
What: Cessna 152
Where: Matarraque, S. Domingos de Rana Portugal
When: June 26, 2012 22:33
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: A pilot of the Leávia flight school and a student pilot had made one pass at the runway at Tires aerodrome in Cascais, and had circled to make another pass when they crashed on a training flight. The plane impacted between residences in Matarraque, Sao Domingos de Rana, Portugal.
Judging by proximity, investigators conjecture that the pilot may have been intending to make an emergency landing on the A5. The plane ended up in a yard between two houses on Saudade street about two miles from the airfield. The plane crashed but did not burn. There were no casualties on the ground. Emergency responders included corporate volunteer firefighters and and an ambulance from the National Institute of Emergency Medicine.
The instructor was 45 and his student was in her twenties.
Witnesses say they heard the engine stop before the plane crashed. The “Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves” is investigating.
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What: TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Lisbon (Portugal) to Luanda (Angola)
Where: Lisbon
When: Feb 27th 2012
Who: 197 passengers
Why: On departure from Lisbon, ATC said that the frequency was blocked. The pilots began responding to Lisbon on the wrong frequency, squawking loss of communication.
Communication was restored, then was lost again, intermittently. ATC directed that the other radio be turned off and changed to the correct frequency. The radio began blocking frequencies again, and pilots returned to Lisbon for a safe landing.
Eighty minutes after departure (ten minutes after the safe landing) the airport resumed normal operations.
All airlines out of Angola are on the EU banned list, banned from flying in the European union, with the exception of 3 Boeing 777-200s, 2 Boeing 777-300 and 4 Boeing 737-700s of TAAG Angola Airlines.
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What: British Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from Santa Maria Azores Islands (Portugal) to London Heathrow
Where: Atlantic
When: Oct 19th 2011
Why: While en route to Portugal, one of the plane’s four engines (right engine) had to be shut down after experiencing a problem with the oil pressure. The flight diverted to Lisbon, and made a safe landing.
The same plane had had a similar problem on October 16th, and had diverted at that point to Santa Maria.
What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Funchal to Copenhagen
Where: Funchal Portugal
When: Jun 20th 2011
Who: 104 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the plane flew through a flock of birds, resulting in damage to both engines. There was vibration but no loss of power. Within a quarter of an hour, the pilot landed safely back at Funchal.
Both engines ingested seagulls, resulting in damaged fan blades. Also, on impact with a gull, one of the cargo doors opened.
What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Lisbon to the Terceira Azores Islands
Where: Lajes
When: Mar 4th 2011
Why: Landing in Portugal on a wet runway, the plane ran over a sandbag and cable, puncturing a tire. The runway was closed, as the situation was dealt with.
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What: TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Portela airport to Luanda Angola
Where: Over Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010 12:30
Who: 125 aboard
Why: Around 11:45 GMT, a Taag Boeing lost parts over the Almada suburb of Lisbon, damaging a car and a building’s roof. The plane made an emergency landing at Portela after experiencing engine vibration in the right engine.
Stramded passengers have a replacement flight due at 10 am.
Taag bought the plane in 2007. TAAG’s Boeing aircraft are exempt from TAAG’s blacklist status. TAAG is on the UE blacklist of foreign airlines banned from flying to the continent due to noncompliance with international safety guidelines.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200 en route from Lisbon Portugal to Belo Horizonte Brazil
Where: Lisbon
When: Sep 24 2010
Why: Just after takeoff, the TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200 suffered engine trouble. After shutting down an engine, the crew returned to Lisbon where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided a replacement flight.
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What: Hifly Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon to Berlin
Where: Lisbon
When: Dec 15th 2009
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed a non-disclosed technical problem and returned to the airport. A replacement flight transported the passengers four hours later.
