Delta flight DL-307 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 24.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Atlanta, Georgia, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird. The engine had to be shut down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa flight LH-521 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 19th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Mexico City, Mexico, was descending toward Munich when the crew received a deflated tire indication.
The emergency services were on standby as the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
January 3, 2013, an Air Canada Dash 8 was on approach to Quebec City when a fire was detected.
The plane made an emergency landing with fire crews on stand by.
Passengers evacuated the plane and were bussed to the gate as emergency services put out the fire and examined the plane.
No injuries were reported.
Pictured: A Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
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Contact photographer Alex Dority
What: Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG George M Bryan Airport
Where: Starkville, Mississippi
When: 12: 05 PM Nov 5, 2009
Who: owner Ron Demeritt and instructor Rusty Bouchillon
Why: On landing, the front landing gear were malfunctioning, so they retracted the gear and performed a “belly” landing, where they hydroplaned 100 yards to a stop.
Demeritt has been flying for 20 years.
Icelandair flight FI-554 made an emergency landing in Brussels. Belgium, on March 10th.
The pilot of Boeing 757-200 plane, flying from Keflavik, Iceland, declared emergency due to a problem with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
An Air Arabia flight made an emergency landing at Coimbatore International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, on October 9.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Sharjah, UAE to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Thiruvananthapuram.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane was able to continue its journey after some time.
GoAir flight G8-140 had to return and make an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on November 18th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Patna, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-four people aboard remained unharmed.