Flybe flight BE-801 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cornwall Airport Newquay, England, on April 24th.
The plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All ninety-two passengers aboard remained safe.
UTAir flight UT-572 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on October 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Krasnojarsk, Russia, was on approach to Moscow when the crew received an asymmetric flaps indication and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Iberia Express flight IB-3913 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palma, Majorca, Spain, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of a cabin pressure problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Neos flight NO-279 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on April 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Phuket, Thailand, to Milan, Italy, was diverted due to an issue with the cabin temperature controller.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-541 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 13th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Niamey, Niger, but the crew received a tail strike indication during departure and decided to return.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-73 had to reject take off from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on March 14th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew rejected take off due to the failure of a hydraulic system.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Horizon Airlines CRJ700 Bombardier en route from Portland to Los Angeles
Where: Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport
When: August 14, 2009 9:30 AM (Departing at 11:05 AM)
Who: 60 passengers, 4 crew
Why: The official report said that the flight crew declared an emergency because of smoke in the cabin. Horizon Air says that cabin temperatures were too high and smoke never appeared in the cabin–that the plane landed for the comfort of the passengers, who debarked from the plane into the terminal as the plane was being worked on.
No explanation has been offered regarding the discrepancy of the explanations: (smoke vs no smoke.) With no further information, one can speculate that the incident may be akin to a home fire alarm going off due to the alarm alerting to ions in the air when the dryer is running.
The customer service, of course, contrasts with the recent Continental plane grounded overnight at a closed airport, where the passengers were held in the plane until the terminal opened at 6: 30 am.
