What: Citation plane en route from Gander Airport in Newfoundland to La Bourgeois in Paris
Where: emergency landing at Shannon airport
When: Friday, 3 October 2008
Who: five people on board
Why: hydraulic problems
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Pictured: An Air India Airbus A320-214
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Contact photographer Olivier MouhotWhat: Air India Airbus A320-200 en route from Kozhikode to Dubai (or from Calicut to Sharjah depending on who you ask.)
Where: Mumbai
When: May 28th 2010
Who: 84 passengers and 8 crew
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British Airways flight BA-292 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on November 27th.The plane heading from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted after a woman went into labor.
The plane landed safely. The woman was rushed to a hospital.
United Airlines Flight Diverts to Shannon Airport due to Medical Emergency
United Airlines flight UA-961 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on February 20th.The plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was pronounced dead upon landing.
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IndiGo Flight Returns to Bangalore due to Hydraulic Leak
IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines Quick Fix
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What: Alaska Airline Boeing 737 Phoenix to Seattle
Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
When: emergency landing around 6:40 a.m
Who: 113 passengers
Why: After an emergency with an overheating hydraulic pump, the flight landed back at the Phoenix airport after 15 minutes; and (after 45 minutes of maintenance) was back in the air 1.5 hours behind schedule, but successfully en route to SeattleGeorge’s Point of View
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Turkish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Munich
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1633 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 13th.The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey, was descending toward Munich when the crew declared an emergency, reporting hydraulic issues.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.