Cathay Pacific flight CX-171 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on August 1st.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-410 had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, at around 11 A.M. on July 31.
The pilot of Airbus A-319 requested emergency landing after detecting a technical snag. The plane was flying from Patna to New Delhi at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Randall Johnson
What: Westjet Boeing 737-700 en route from Montreal to Calgary
Where: Winnipeg
When: Oct 6 2010
Who: 105 aboard
Why: While en route, the plane emitted an alert, and subsequently made an emergency descent and landing. Although they received an emergency indicator engaged, there were no problems with the landing. Emergency services were on standby.
Maintenance determined that the problem was due to a faulty sensor, and replaced same.
Shaheen Air flight NL-718 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on June 16th.
The plane was flying from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the crew reported an issue with nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely. All 377 people aboard remained unhurt.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-8406 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for London Luton Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of hot brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Bostjan Henigaman
What: Tunis Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Paris to Monastir to Djerba (Tunisia) with 67 passengers and 8 crew
Where: Djerba
When: Mar 10th 2012
Why: While taking off, the flight was on the runway about to embark on the Djerba leg of the journey when the plane encountered wind which forced it off the runway, and caused some damage.
The passengers evacuated. Rescue services were on the scene.
There’s no indication of the disposition of the passengers.
A US Airways Express jet made an emergency landing at Dayton International Airport in Ohio, on April 13.
The plane was en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Milwaukee when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to a maintenance light indicator.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 74 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The flight was operated by a U.S. Airways subsidiary PSA Airlines.