Delta flight 2028 made an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on May 7.
The Boeing MD-88, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted after it developed an engine problem and its cabin got filled with white smoke.
The plane landed safely. There were 89 passengers on-board at the time; none of them was hurt.
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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix, to Chicago
Where: Kansas City
When: Oct 7 2010 5:15 p.m
Who: 150 aboard
Why: While en route, the plane’s nose gear became inoperable. The crew diverted to Kansas City where they made a safe landing due to hydraulic problems. Without nose gear steering, the plane had to be towed to the gate.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
What: Tianjin Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Hotan to Urumqi
Where: Hotan
When: Jun 29th 2012
Who: 9 crew, 92 passengers
Why: Right after takeoff, six passengers on the flight announced a hijacking.
Apparently three were in the front of the plane, and three were in the back.
Passengers and Sky Marshals subdued the hijackers.
Two flight police officers were seriously injured. Two attendants and seven passengers were slightly injured. The six who attempted to hijack the flight were taken into police custody when the captain returned to the airport within sixteen minutes of takeoff.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-969 had to divert for an emergency landing in Canakkale, Turkey, on July 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Ercan International Airport, Cyprus, to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted after a hailstorm caused damage to the nose cone and the windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet, en route from Brussels to Istanbul, made an emergency landing at the Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, at about 19:00 EEST on August 9.
The decision was made after the authorities suspected that a laptop with an unknown owner could contain an explosive device.
The plane landed safely and all the passengers were off loaded and led to a safe location. The suspected laptop was seized for examination however, no threat was established.
The flight resumed after a short time.
AeroLogic Airlines flight 3S-514 had to return and make an emergency landing in Leipzig, Germany, on March 4th.
The Boeing 777-200 freighter plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Baltic flight BT-9802 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 24th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Riga, Latvia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.