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What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Brussels Belgium to Tenerife
Where: over Bay of Biscay
When: Aug 14th 2009
Why: While on the way to Tenerife, the windshield of the airbus cracked. The crew declared an emergency and returned to Brussels for repairs that delayed takeoff for about 7 hours.
Germanwings flight 4U-8061 made an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on January 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Nuremberg, Germany, was on approach to Berlin when the crew reported an issue with flaps and aborted approach.
The plane landed uneventfully on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-9224 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Hamburg Airport, Germany, on May 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Gothenburg, Sweden, had to divert after the captain’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely.
All 98 passengers remained safe and were rebooked in other flights.
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What: Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nairobi (Kenya)
Where: Zurich
When: Feb 15th 2010
Who: 175 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not retract the flaps. The plane entered a holding pattern and burned off fuel before landing safely in Zurich.
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What: Emirates Boeing 777-200 en route from Dubai to Houston
Where: Dubai
When: Aug 8th 2010
Why: The pilot taking off in the Emirates 777 rejected the high speed take-off, deflating nose gear tires. No injuries were reported.
A replacement jet was provided.
British Airways flight BA-2631 made an emergency landing in Alicante, Spain, on September 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Thai Airways flight TG467 en-route from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, made an emergency landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia, at 4:50 p.m. on August 12.
The emergency landing was made after a crack was noticed in the cockpit window of the Boeing 747 which had 273 passengers and 21 crew members aboard at the time.
The pilot, Ivtas Dejkunjorn, safely landed the plane and no one was hurt.
An airport spokeswoman said, “Passengers have already been cleared through immigration and have been put up in hotels near the airport for the night.”
Thai Airways said that they are sending a team to Bali to investigate the incident and for overseeing the replacement of cracked window.