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What: Emirates en route from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai
Where: Chennai
When: April 10, 2011
Who: 465 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane had a technical failure resulting in smoke in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Chennai where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative transportation to Dubai. However, the passengers overnighted in Chennai as the problem could not be solved within the crews “max duty time.”

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Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-92 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dakar, Senegal, on March 13th.

The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel pump.

The plane landed safely. There were 215 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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Airbus shutdown in Manila


Pictured: Air Macau Airbus A319-132
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What: Air Macau Airbus A319-100, en route from Macau to Manila Philippines
Where: Manila.
When: Apr 12th 2009
Who: 102 passengers and 4 crew
Why: Just before landing on runway 06, the crew had to shut dow an engine. The plane landed safely.

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Cargo Flight Window Cracks


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What: Imperial Air Cargo Boeing 737-300 en route from Leipzig Germany to Turku Finland
Where: Leipzig
When: Dec 14th 2010
Why: While en route, the plane suffered a cracked windshield. The flight returned to Leipzig to make a safe landing.

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Turbulence Injures Passenger over Atlanta

What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Atlanta
Where: Atlanta
When: Nov 13th 2011
Who: 1 injury
Why: While on approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence.

One person was injured.

The flight made a safe landing, and no other injuries were reported.

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American Airlines Flight Diverts to St. Louis

American Airlines flight 1691 was en route from Newark to Dallas Texas and diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis when passengers aboard the flight were concerned about a passenger’s use of an electronic device.

The person in question was taken into police custody.

The flight continued to Dallas.

The person who was the security risk was taken off the plane in police custody but released after the interview, and provided a hotel room. The passenger will be provided another flight.

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Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kolkata

Air India flight AI-335 made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on January 5th.

The plane heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Delhi, India, was diverted after the crew noticed some technical issues.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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