IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-3645 had to divert to Kolkata, India, on January 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Delhi to Assam, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Pictured: First Nordstar Boeing
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What: Nordstar AKA Taimyr Avia Boeing 737-800 en route from Antalya, Turkey to Moscow
Where: Krasnodar
When: Jul 26th 2009
Who: 173 passengers and 9 crew
Why: When the Boeing’s landing gear would not retract, the flight diverted to Krasnodar Russia where it landed safely.
George’s Point of View
This is a huge 747.
With so many older planes stretching their years of service, we’re going to see an increasing number of emergency landings; and we’re going to have an increasing number of incidents attributed to maintenance.
SpiceJet flight SG-1238 veered off runway during landing at Bengaluru International Airport, India, on March 16th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Hyderabad, India.
The pilot subsequently managed to re-align the aircraft to the center line.
Three runway lights were damaged in the incident.
British Airways flight BA-1468 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 15th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Inverness, Scotland, but had to return after the crew received indication of an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en route from Newark to Munich
Where: Keflavik International Airport
When: October 20, 2010 6: 40 am
Who: 5 or 6 passengers
Why: The flight landed due to passengers showing symptoms of food poisoning. They made a safe landing at Keflavik and the ill passengers were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
An investigation of the restaurants where the passengers ate, as well as the food they consumed on the plane is underway.
An air ambulance plane made an emergency landing at Trabzon Airport, Turkey, on March 14th.
The plane took off for Germany but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The airport was closed before the plane landed safely.
The air ambulance was transporting a British patient from Doha, Qatar.
Lufthansa flight LH-446 made an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on July 25th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew received indication of nose wheel steering loss.
The plane continued for a safe landing and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
