EasyJet flight U2-1986 had to return and make an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Manchester, England, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-772 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on October 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back after two flight attendants reported feeling unwell due to an odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Both flight attendants were taken to a hospital.
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Contact photographer Alex Khan
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from New York to Los Angeles,CA
Where: New York
When: Apr 19th 2012
Who: 172 passengers and 7 crew
Why: After taking off from JFK, the plane had a bird strike. A bird was ingested by a right engine, which caused an engine failure. Pilots informed ATC.
Passengers feared the worst as they saw the birds, heard the impact and smelled the smoke, but the cool headed pilot was able to make a visual landing while flying on one engine.
Matthew Kroll, told reporters”We were taking off and two seconds off the ground, the whole plane shutters and you hear this low growl. Then you smell the smoke in the cabin. People were relatively calm because it happened about three second after take-off. Everyone saw what happened and you could smell it. It was more dead bird than smoke. The pilot came out and said we have to circle back. It took about four minutes and we were back on the runway.”
The bird strike was taped by a passenger and has been incorporated into the reports below:
An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on April 14th.
The plane, heading to Peoria International Airport, Illinois, had to be diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
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Contact photographer Stefan Heymanns
What: Mexicana Airbus A320-200 en route from Guadalajara to Chicago O’Hare,IL
Where: St. Louis
When: Feb 12 2010
Who: 115 passengers
Why: While en route, cabin pressure was disrupted. The crew descended to a lower altitude and landed safely in St. Louis.
Maintenance! Maintenance! Maintenance!
A Hainan Airlines flight HU-498 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Harbin Taiping International Airport, Harbin, China, on November 8.
The Boeing 787-800 was en-route from Illinois, to Beijing, China, when the crew decided to divert to Harbin due to a smoke indication in passenger cabin.
The plane landed safely. The smoke indication later turned out to be false.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
