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What: Air India Boeing 777-300 en route from Delhi to New York JFK,NY
Where: Delhi
When: Jul 17th 201
Why: After takeoff from Delhi, the right engine developed problems. The pilot returned to Delhi and made a safe landing.
Passengers disembarked, and were provided a different plane and crew twelve hours later.
The engine is suspected to have ingested a bird.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5806 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Saratov Tsentralny Airport, Russia, on July 21st.
The Antonov AN-148-100 flying from Penza to Sochi in Russia, had to divert due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lion Air is compensating the passengers of the plane that crashed in Bali on April 13. The 101 passenger (we don’t know if the 7 crew are included) is handing out $5600 to each passenger.
Lion Air is working with Jasa Raharja, an Indonesian insurance company to cover the medical bills for five injured passengers. The insurance company is paying up to IDR 25 million ($2500) and the airline is covering anything in excess of that.
Unofficial reports state the plane was flying low.
Twenty-five people have yet to receive their compensation.
The alcohol and drug tests of the crew, cockpit voice recorder, and the flight data recorder are still in process. No conclusions have been public on the cause of the accident.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-99 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on December 5th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight passengers and fourteen crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-94 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on May 20th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 480 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: British Airways en route from Heathrow to Phoenix
Where: Winnipeg
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
Pilots diverted to Winnipeg where they made a safe landing. The unidentified passenger was transported by paramedics to a hospital in Winnipeg.