Pictured: A VivaAerobus Boeing 737-3B7
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Contact photographer Jorge Garcia
What: VivaAerobus Boeing 737-300 en route from Monterrey to Tijuana
Where: Chihuahua
When: Dec 18, 2009
Who: 80 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed cracks in its windshield, and diverted to Chihuahua, where it made a safe landing.
EasyJet flight U2-2716 made an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Nantes Atlantique Airport, France, on September 26.
The plane, en-route from Manchester, UK to Faro, Portugal, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick mid-air.
According to an airline spokesperson, “This flight was diverted after a customer became ill on board. The aircraft landed normally and the customer was met by medical personnel, where they disembarked for further treatment, before the aircraft continued onward to Faro.
What: American Airlines MD 80 en route from Dallas Texas to Ontario, California
Where: Dallas Fort Worth Airport
When: July 26, 2011
Who: 133 passengers, 5 crew
Why: After eight minutes in the air, the plane indicated some kind of problem. Passengers reported hearing some kind of explosion. The crew confirmed this, declaring an emergency and reporting an engine failure.
United Airlines flight UA-107 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 29th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Munich, Germany, to Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Paul Markman
What: Thomson Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Cancun (Mexico) to Bristol,EN (UK),
Where: Bristol
When: Oct 3 2010
Why: On Sept 16, the same plane had had another hard landing causing damage.
On this flight, the plane accelerated for reasons unknown during a hard landing on arrival at Bristol. Unspecified damages occurred, no injuries reported.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-726 made a safe landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Jakarta, Indonesia, had just landed when its both left side tyres burst.
The plane landed safely.
Passengers were disembarked onto the runway through mobile stairs.