Pictured: An EgyptAir Boeing 737-566
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Contact photographer Stelios Ioannou
What: Egypt Air Boeing 777-200 en route from Cairo to Bangkok
Where: Mumbai
When: Dec 24/25th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane developed an engine problem and shut down one of its engines. The flight diverted to Mumbai where it landed safely.
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 en route from Texas to San Francisco
Where: San Jose
When: Jan 18, 2010
Who: 132 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed a throttle problem (left throttle stuck.) On approach to San Francisco, the plane encountered a microburst ( a short, intense gust of wind). Between the throttle problem and the microburst, the crew declared an emergency.
The flight diverted to San Jose where it landed safely. Passengers were bussed to SF.
Southwest Airlines flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas, on March 18th.
The plane heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
“The flight was met by Emergency personnel, and initial reports do not indicate any injuries to Customers or Crew,” the airline said.
American Airlines flight 2293 returned to San Francisco International Airport for making an emergency landing at about 2:15 p.m. on October 13.
The Boeing 757 was on its way from San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport when the passengers noticed that the cabin wall was starting to tear apart. According to a passenger James Wilson, “It was the whole Row 14 on all sides, from the floor to the ceiling…It sounded like it was popping and banging so loud at first I thought stuff was coming out of the overhead compartments.”
American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller said that the flight was turned back due to a possible blown air duct. “When they realised those panels came loose, the captain decided it was best to return to San Francisco and landed the plane there safely,” he said.
He also confirmed that all 184 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
The incident is under investigation.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-357 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on May 13th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying to Kinshasa, Congo, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
An Emirates flight made an emergency stop at Gatwick Airport in Crawley, England, on March 29.
According to an airport spokesperson, the flight, heading from JFK International Airport in New York to Dubai, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane safely landed at 10:51 p.m.
The nature of medical emergency is not clear at the moment.
United Airlines flight UA-938 made an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on March 25th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted due to indication of issues with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.