Cathay Dragon flight KA-169 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mandalay, Myanmar, on August 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kolkata, India, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty passengers and seven crew members remained safe.
Ryanair flight FR-2150 had to return and make an emergency landing in Alicante, Spain, on April 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Birmingham, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of tail strike during departure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires Argentina
Where: Porto Alegre
When: Dec 19th 2009
Who: 149 passengers
Why: While en route, the left engine developed problems and the crew shut it down. The crew diverted the plane to Porto Alegre and made an safe landing.
American Airlines flight 622 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita, Kansas, on November 3.
The plane, en-route from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York, had to divert due to a disruptive passenger. Jason Baroletti, 38, was threatening to kill passengers when he was refused beer.
The plane landed safely.
All 126 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-23 made an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Oakland, California, when the several passengers complained of breathing problems due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Twelve passengers and three crew members were checked by medical teams at the airport.
It is believed that the odor was caused by a pepper spray.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Orlando,FL to Denver,CO
Where: Tampa
When: Sep 7th 2009
Who: 129 (124 passengers and 5 crew)
Why: After the smoke indicator lights indicated the possibility of smoke, and smoke in the cabin was confirmed by fire crews, the flight landed in Tampa and passengers debarked via emergency slides (which caused a few minor injuries.) However a Southwest spokesperson denied there was smoke, and claimed that the emergency landing was a precaution. But passengers reported a strong smell of smoke, and that the fire alarm had gone off in the lavatory.
George’s Point of View
Hmm. Someone smoking in the bathroom?
Myanmar National Airlines flight UB-414 was hit by several pigeons at Heho Airport in Myanmar, on May 25th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Yangon, Myanmar, when its left engine ingested several pigeons.
The pilots continued to take off and landed back safely. All 75 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.