EasyJet flight EZY-1805 made an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, on January 28th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Keflavik, Iceland, was diverted due to a disruptive passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. The police escorted the unruly passenger out of the plane.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-604 made an emergency landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 20th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane, heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after the crew reported issues with its flaps.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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What: Alitalia Airbus A321-100 en route from Moscow to Rome
Where: Minsk
When: Aug 20th 2009
Who: 0 passengers, 6 crew
Why: While en route to Rome, the flight lost cabin pressure. The flight descended to a safe level and landed safely at Minsk.
George’s Point of View
I suppose that ferry flights are an unavoidable reality of aviation; but in these days of conservation and high fuel prices, one wonders at the reasoning behind flying 1475 miles in an Airbus with 6 crew. If they’re flying in for repairs, isn’t there a danger for the crew? Is this the best possible management of vehicle, fuel, and manpower?
No wonder Alitalia reported a $385 million loss so far this year.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-552 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on February 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 186 passengers and 17 crew members remained unharmed.
Two drunk women caused a British Airways flight Gatwick to Tunis flight to divert to Lyon. At 30,000 feet, the women smoked in the bathroom, and exhibited disruptive behavior, refusing to sit, attempting to get into the cockpit, and threatening to “track down and kill” the family of a BA stewardess.
They were arrested in Lyon, where gendarmes tossed them in the drunk tank overnight, and sent them back.
British Airways may ban them from flying BA flights.
A chartered plane, carrying Mississippi State men’s basketball team, made an emergency landing in St. Louis, Missouri, on the night of February 14.
The incident happened when the team was returning to Starkville after defeating the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.
According to Mississippi State sports information director Gregg Ellis, the plane had to land in emergency after its right engine failed.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was harmed.
The American Airlines flight 1551 made a safe emergency landing at the El Paso International Airport, Texas, at about 2:42 p.m. on June 14.
All 145 people aboard the plane remained unharmed.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was originally heading towards the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from Los Cabo International Airport in San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
American Airlines spokesperson, Casey Norton, said that the decision for diversion and emergency landing was made after the pilot reported a maintenance indicator light.
Liz Bellegarde, spokeswoman for the El Paso International Airport said the flight had to be diverted to El Paso because an engine of the plane had gone out.
