Frontier Airlines flight F9-190 had to return and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on October 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to turn back after it hit severe turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane landed back safely.
Qantas flight QF-93 had to divert for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 29th.
The plane heading from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after an indicator light in the cockpit switched on.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Miyazaki to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 27th 2011
Who: 111 passengers, 8 crew
Why: 150 miles outside of Tokyo, the flight ran into clear air turbulence. Three flight attendants and two passengers were injured at 4:55 PM. One of the flight attendants suffered a broken bone (pelvis).
The incident is currently under investigation.
An Airbus A330 plane registered to Singapore Airlines slipped off the runway while it was landing on Yangon International Airport, Myanmar.
The incident happened at about 9:20am on May 21 when the flight SQ998, carrying 265 people was making a landing attempt during heavy rain in Yangon. None of the passengers or crew members were hurt.
The plane was later steered back and towed to the gate. The airline sent another plane to Yangon for the return flight.
American Airlines flight AA-1427 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 11th.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport, Texas, was on final approach when the crew reported that the flaps are not moving from 25 to 30 degrees.
The pilot initiated a go around and 15 minutes later landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-1002 made an emergency landing at Lanzarote Airport, Spain, on June 28th.
The Boeing 757-300 plane flying from Gatwick Airport, England, was descending toward Lanzarote Airport when the crew declared an emergency due to indication of an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AirAsia flight AK-10 made an emergency landing in Penang, Malaysia, on November 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Chennai, India, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed safely.
