El Al flight LY-5425 made an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and ninety people aboard remained unharmed.
Airbus Transport International flight BGA-143F made an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on February 26th.
The plane flying from Chester Airport, England, was descending toward Hamburg when the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pegasus Airlines flight TC-6773 made an emergency landing in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, on June 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Novosibirsk, Russia, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)
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Contact photographer Spotnap
What: Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Rome to Palermo Italy
Where: Midway between Rome and Palermo
When: Oct 24th 2009
Who: n/a
Why: While en route, the weather radar failed. The crew decided to return to Rome where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided another plane 3 hours later.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from Chantilly Virginia to Ghana
Where: en route
When: May 29 , 2011
Who: 144 passengers
Why: After passenger one reclined his seat into passenger two’s lap, passenger two objected
and slapped passenger one in the head. Apparently passenger one retaliated. This escalated into a fight, which had to be broken up by passenger 3 and a flight attendant.
The fight that erupted between passengers resulted in a fighter escort from Andrews Air Force Base being sent in to shadow the flight on its return/diversion to Washington.
No one was arrested and no charges were filed, but police did meet the UA flight on its arrival. The flight was delayed for eighteen hours.
Pictured: A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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Contact photographer Javier Cáceres
What: Fedex McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Cologne Germany to Memphis,TN
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Nov 12th 2009
Why: While en route, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Goose Bay where they landed safely.
