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What: Saha Airlines Boeing 707-300 en route from Ahvaz to Tehran
Where: Ahvaz
When: Aug 3rd 2009
Who: 174 passenger
Why: On take off, engines one and two caught on fire. The crew declared emergency and landed safely where the plane landed and a fuel leak was discovered in the plane. Passengers debarked without injury.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
A small plane made an emergency landing on Highway 441 in Jackson County, Georgia, on August 15th.
Authorities said the pilot of the Piper PA-24 plane decided to land on the highway due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The plane was en-route to Henry County Airport, Georgia, at the time.
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What: GoAir Airbus A320-200 en route from Delhi to Bangalore
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
When: Jun 6th 2011, 9:23 am
Who: 165 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After taking off from Delhi, the flight returned within eighteen minutes due to an indication of smoke in the cockpit. Emergency services was on standby. VT-WAM is a new plane.
A faulty sensor was blamed for the indication.
Japan Airlines flight JL-912 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, on February 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Haneda Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after white smoke was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Air India Airbus A321-200 en route from Kozhikode to Dubai
Where: Kozhikode
When: Apr 30th 2012
Who: 148 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Taking off out of Kozhikode India, the Airbus ingested a bird in the right engine, and bending the blades. Pilots dumped fuel, before making a safe landing back in Kozhikode. A replacement jet was provided.
A second Air India flight made an emergency landing in Kozhikode after suffering an oil leak.
Thai Lion Air flight SL-539 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Chiang Rai to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Two passengers onboard experienced dizziness, whereas the rest remained unharmed.