On August 14, 2013, a Tej Airways Robinson R44 Raven II en route from Godhra to Amdavad ashram had to make an emergency landing at Chartoda graveyard in Gomtipu, near Ahmedabad, India.
The helicopter had been chartered for Narayan Prem Sai by his father, Hindu Spiritual leader Asaram Babu.
Four firetrucks and three ambulances responded to the scene.
Two people were hospitalized.
An EasyJet flight en route from Liverpool to Naples had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick airport in West Sussex, United Kingdom, at around 7:20 a.m. on August 28.
The Airbus A320 aircraft carrying 157 passengers was diverted after crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
According to an EasyJet spokesperson, “The plane landed safely at Gatwick and the passengers remained calm. At no point was the safety of passengers threatened…We now want to make sure we get the passengers to Naples as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the plane is being inspected.”
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.
Kuwait Airways Flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom, on June 27.
The plane, heading from New York to Kuwait, had to be diverted after a passenger fell sick on-board.
According to an airport spokesperson, “KU118 from JFK to Kuwait was diverted to Heathrow after a passenger was taken ill on-board… The passenger was looked after London Ambulance Service and the flight is resuming its journey shortly.”
Nok Air flight DD-8826 had to return for an emergency landing at Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, on August 25th.
The plane took off for Nan, Thailand, but the crew decided to return after they noticed one of the tires had burst during departure.
The plane landed safely. There were 81 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-97 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had to return due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
