Cathay Pacific flight CX-312 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong on August 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading to Beijing, China, had to turn back after it ran into severe turbulence that caused a windshield to crack.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-61 rejected take-off at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on July 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 flying to Honolulu, Hawaii, had to reject taking-off due to some issue with a cockpit window.
The plane landed safely.
All 201 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Air India Airbus A310-300 en route from Mumbai to Delhi
Where: Mumba
When: Dec 26th 2009
Who: not available
Why: When the Air India Airbus encountered a technical problem, the flight returned to make a safe landing in Mumbai.
However, passengers were held inside the plane for three hours; and the replacement flight did not arrive for those passengers for 7 hours.
Those are going to be some unhappy campers. Hopefully Air India will provide them compensation beyond peanuts and drinking water.
Sky Gates Airlines flight U3-9868 made an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on November 5th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Novosibirsk, Russia, to Maastricht, Netherlands, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cayman Airways flight KX-200 made an emergency landing in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on September 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Tampa, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to problems with one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK791 had to divert for an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on February 9th.
The plane took off from Islamabad, Pakistan, and was en-route to Birmingham, United Kingdom, when a British woman passenger fell ill. The crew declared a medical emergency and diverted to Berlin.
The plane landed safely.
The patient was rushed to a hospital where the doctors pronounced her dead.
United Airlines flight UA-5622 made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1st.
The plane flying from Aspen, Colorado, was descending toward Chicago when the crew requested assistance due to a gear problem.
The plane performed a low approach for gear inspection and subsequently landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.