An EasyJet flight had to make an emergency landing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, England, on August 7th.
The plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Southwest Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back due to an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-206 made an emergency landing at Lajes Field, Portugal, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed multiple system failures.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-215 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on October 18th.
The plane took off for Leipzig, Germany, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed safely. All thirty-five passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Dallas to Los Angeles
Where: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
When: Dec 4, 2011, 10:00 a m
Who: 175 aboard
Why: The flight was en route when it developed problems with one of its engines. Apparently it ingested something in one of its right engines (or “encountered an unknown obstacle”) disabling the right engine.
The pilots made a safe landing in Lubbock. We assume alternative arrangements were provided for the stranded passengers.
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What: American Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Miami to New York
Where: New York
When: Feb 17th 2012
Why: On approach to New York, the plane developed problems with the left engine and pilots shut down the engine.
They made a safe landing with emergency services on stand-by.
An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on December 28th.
The plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was diverted due to a possible mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.