Emirates Airlines flight EK-399 had to reject take off from Denpasar, Indonesia, on January 24th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew rejected take off due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 en route from Oslo to Bergen
Where: Stavanger Norway
When: Mar 20th 2010
Who: 140 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed vibration and control problems, and the destination, Bergen was experiencing high wind conditions. After issuing the emergency alert, they diverted the flight to Sola Airport where weather conditions were stable, and , where they circled, then were able to safely.
Air Astana flight KC-151 had to return and make an emergency landing in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 16th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of the cabin air conditioning system.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
AirAsia flight Z2-612 made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on June 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Davao, Philippines, was descending toward Manila when the crew requested emergency assistance due to an engine failure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and fifty-nine passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
WestJet flight WS-211 made a safe landing at Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on December 3.
The Boeing 737-800 was en-route from Calgary, Alberta, when the crew noticed some problems with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
All 121 passengers onboard remained unhurt.
Delta airlines flight 284 had to make an unscheduled landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on the morning of March 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 777-200LR was diverted “in response to a customer medical situation on board”. The flight was heading from Narita International Airport, Japan, to Los Angeles at the time.
Delta confirmed in a statement, “The flight landed without incident and paramedics met the aircraft on arrival.”
The plane later took off again and landed in Los Angeles with a 2-hour delay.
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Lanzarote Spain to London
Where: Porto
When: Jun 2nd 2011
Why: The flight was east of porto when the pilot saw an indication of engine problems (technical malfunction.) The pilot diverted to Porto and made a safe landing at Porto.
Passengers disembarked normally on the apron, without emergency slides.
Media reported smoke although Ryanair said there was no smoke.
A replacement jet was provided.