A Hainan Airlines flight HU-498 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Harbin Taiping International Airport, Harbin, China, on November 8.
The Boeing 787-800 was en-route from Illinois, to Beijing, China, when the crew decided to divert to Harbin due to a smoke indication in passenger cabin.
The plane landed safely. The smoke indication later turned out to be false.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER
Where: Toronto Canada
When: May 28 2012
Who: 318 passengers, 16 crew
Why: After a louder than normal take-off, fifteen minutes into the flight, pilots of the Air Canada Boeing en route from Toronto to Japan shut off an engine. Witnesses reported smoke and fire coming from the right engine.
The flight had to return to Toronto following engine problems. Falling bits of engine debris “hot bits of blackened metal” fell from the sky and caused some damage to parked vehicles near Derry and Kennedy Rds in Mississauga. The entire circuit of the flight took about an hour and a half.
There were no injuries on the flight, but emergency services were on standby on landing, in expectation of trauma.
JetBlue flight B6-1206 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on November 26th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-171 was intercepted by fighter jets on March 10th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane was heading from Ahmedabad, India, to Heathrow Airport, England, when it lost communication. Czech fighter jets were dispatched to intercept the plane and were able to communicate with the captain. The captain signaled about having technical issues due to which they were unable to communicate with the ATC.
The fighter jets from Germany, Belgium, and United Kingdom subsequently took over in their respective airspaces and escorted the plane until it safely landed at Heathrow airport.
There were 231 passengers and 18 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
What: Transaero Boeing 767 300 en route from Domodedovo to Hurgada Egypt
Where: Rostov-on-Don
When: Reported on Dec 1 2011
Who: 214 passengers
Why: While en route, engine problems forced an unnamed Transaero Boeing crew to divert to Rostov-on-Don reportedly due to undisclosed engine problems. However, date, plane and preliminary cause have not been verified. It apparently had the same number aboard as Kolavia Flight 348 (214) which burned on the runway before being able to take off for Moscow.
Qantas flight QF-2 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England on July 8th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Singapore but had to turn back after the crew noticed low oil quantity for one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-1165 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on October 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Kansai International Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
