Gol Transportes Aereos flight, G3-4847 had to reject taking off at Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 30th.
The Boeing 737-800, flying to Curitiba, Brazil, had to abort the take-off due to some issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-329 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on July 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to New Orleans, Louisiana, had to return due to an overheated hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
All 147 people aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-43 had to reject takeoff from Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Istanbul, Turkey, when the crew noticed an open cockpit window and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 Philadelphia to Paris
Where: Shannon Ireland
When: November 20, 2010, 6:30 am
Who: 152 passengers 7 crew
Why: While over the Atlantic, the right engine developed problems. Pilots shut it down, and diverted to Shannon where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
I usually try just to get the facts. But when people read these alerts, it is not just the plane. Like on this flight. Can you imagine being aboard this flight, over the Atlantic—as on the infamous Air France Flight 447—and losing an engine? Can you picture your feelings at the moment you realize the failure, and every moment thereafter, until you were safely on the ground? Even with a capable functioning plane, and competent crew. Even with the knowledge that the plane could afford to shut down an engine. Having to sit politely in your row, and believing on some level, that you were placidly waiting to die while strapped in like a trapped like a Chilean Miner in a snow globe hurtling through space toward who knows what fate? Even if I do not write it, behind these lines, there is always a human element.
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What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Fort Lauderdale (1: 42 to Austin,TX
Where: Fort Myers,FL (@ 2:23
When: Sep 14th 2010
Who: 92 passengers
Why: While en route north of Fort Myers, the crew reported a cabin altitude alert, and loss of cabin pressure and diverted to Fort Myers where they made a safe landing. Several passengers sought medical assistance for problems such as headaches and ear aches. 10 were injured, 3 went to the hospital.
A replacement flight was provided.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-5837 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Saratov, Russia, on September 10th.
The plane heading from Kirov, Russia, to Simferopol, Ukraine, was diverted due to an engine indication problem.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.
