Cathay Dragon flight KA-622 had to return for an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to an aft cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 219 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight AA-207 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on October 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All three hundred and seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa CityLine flight LH-1650 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 23rd.
The plane took off for Sibiu, Romania, but had to turn back after the crew noticed fan vibrations.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air China Airbus 340-300 en route from Milan Italy to Beijing China
Where: Moscow
When: Tuesday 9.07pm
Who: 155 passengers 18 crew
Why: When one of the Airbus’s 4 engines failed, the crew requested an immediate emergency landing in Russia.
85 passengers were booked to continue to Beijing on Aeroflot and others were being booked elsewhere, later.
George’s Point of View
Slow boat to china?
How about taking a broken airbus to China?
Let’s not.
Delta Air Lines Flight 546 had to make an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport, Virginia at 3:10 P.M. on July 5.
The Boeing 737 was heading towards John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, from Dominican Republic, when the pilots received warning of a possible mechanical issue in one of the engines and decided to land as a precaution.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained safe and were accommodated in a replacement flight.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-2828 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Trabzon, Turkey, on August 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey, was on final approach to Trabzon when a bird impacted it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-765 made an emergency landing in Aruba on May 16.
The plane was heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Aruba when the crew reported a suspected fuel leak on the left side.
The Airbus A330-200 plane landed safely and emergency services confirmed a fuel leakage from its left engine. The engine was then shut down before it taxied to apron.
All 203 people aboard remained unharmed.
