EasyJet flight U2-4727 had to reject takeoff from Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, on December 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Larnaca, Cyprus, when the crew rejected takeoff reporting strong vibrations.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-568 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on April 14th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Perth to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Baku to Istanbul
Where: Istanbul
When: Aug 12th 2010
Who: 119 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While attempting a landing in Istanbul, the plane overran the runway with flaps retracted. The nosegear collapsed.
Passengers disembarked on a mobile staircase.
Air India flight AI-247 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on July 19th.
The Airbus A319-100 en-route to Kathmandu, Nepal had to return after the crew had to shut down on of its engines, mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 56 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
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What: KLM Airbus A330-203 en route from Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport
Where: Nova Scotia
When: 19-OCT-2009
Who: Not Available
Why: While en route, the engine shut down in flight. The flight was diverted to Bangor, Maine,
Air Canada flight AC-843 returned to Dublin, Ireland, on August 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Toronto, Canada, but had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Malaysian Airlines flight MH066 had to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong after its main electrical power generator failed.
The flight was on its way from from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul when the main generator of Airbus A330-300 stopped working.
The plane, carrying 271 passengers, safely landed at the Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, March 24, before 3 am.
Malaysian Airlines maintains that even though the main generator failed, the plane’s auxiliary power unit was able to continue delivering electric power.
