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What: Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400 from Birmingham to Aberdeen
Where: Manchester
When: Jan 26th 2010
Who: 30 passengers
Why: While en route, a burning smell was detected. The flight diverted to Manchester where it made a safe landing. Passengers debarked on the runway via stairs.
The burning smell originated in the galley.
A replacement jet was provided.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-1613 had to return and make an emergency landing at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil, had to return due to smell of smoke.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were rebooked in other flights.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-6406 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Changsha, China, on November 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Nanjing to Guilin, China, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and fifty-one passengers remained unharmed.
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What: Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 en route from Sydney to Wellington
Where: over the Tasman Sea
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 99 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While en route, the crew received an indicator message that the hydraulics were down (a hydraulics warning light.) The flight was diverted to Auckland where they made a safe landing, even though nosewheel steering (undercarriage problem) is said to have been affected.
5 Fire Service/rescue trucks and ambulance staff were on stand by during the landing.
Passengers were provided overnight accommodations and booked on alternative flights.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2239 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 10th.
The plane took off for Charleston, South Carolina, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ExpressJet flight 5009, operating as a Delta connection, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport, Texas, on December 23.
The plane, heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after its air conditioning system stopped working.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 71 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; the airport reported that two passengers were given medical assistance in an air conditioned ambulance.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-80 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
