Flydubai flight FZ-751 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Sabiha Gokçen International Airport when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Sunexpress Boeing 737-800 en route from Antalya Turkey to Aarhus Denmark
Where: Antalya
When: July 14 2011
Who: 180 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed vibration.
The crew returned to Anatalya and made a safe landing. The issue was reported by official spokesmen as being a hydraulic problem (hydraulic pump failure), although a hydraulic problems would not cause vibration.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
British Airways flight BA-33 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on February 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back just 20 minutes later, due to an issue with one of the door seals and difficulty in maintaining cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Aeroflot Airbus A320-200 en route from Irkutsk to Moscow
Where: Novosibirsk
When: Jun 11th 2009
Who: 116 passengers and six crew members
Why: The Airbus made an emergency landing at Novosibirsk when the windshield cracked.
Lufthansa flight LH-412 had to return for an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on March 18th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. There were 286 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-30 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England but had to turn back after one of the engines caught fire.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and eighty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta flight 2028 made an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on May 7.
The Boeing MD-88, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida to LaGuardia Airport, New York, was diverted after it developed an engine problem and its cabin got filled with white smoke.
The plane landed safely. There were 89 passengers on-board at the time; none of them was hurt.
