What: Indigo Delhi flight-6E 482 en route from Vadodara to Delhi
Where: Vadodara
When: Nov 1, 2011 at 10:30
Why: The Indigo flight en route from Vadodara to Delhi had a bird strike right after takeoff, and had to return to Vadodara. The pilots managed a safe landing on soft tires.
The flight was cancelled, and passengers were provided an alternative plane to take them to Delhi.
TUIFly flight HG-2273 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Athens International Airport, Greece, on June 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying on behalf of FlyNiki and Air Berlin from Heraklion, Greece, to Berlin Tegel, Germany, had to divert due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels till the aircraft was repaired.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1887 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 5th.
The plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Nagoya to Sapporo
Where: Nagoya
When: Oct 20th 201
Who: 169 aboard
Why: On taking off from Nagoya, the pilots found a cabin pressure problem. They returned to Nagoya to make a safe landing. The plane was in the air less than half an hour.
The error appears to have been the indicator. An investigation is underway.
EasyJet flight U2-4891 made a safe landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on August 30.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Naples, Italy, was about to land when it received a bird strike, damaging its nose cone.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
SkyWest Airlines flight 5588 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 4th.
The plane took off from Houston, Texas, and was on final approach to Monterrey, Mexico, when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and decided to divert.
The aircraft’s nose gear collapsed upon landing in San Antonio.
One passenger sustained a minor injury in the accident.
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What: Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200 en route from Fort Lauderdale to New York
Where: Fort Lauderdale
When: Feb 15 2010
Who: 229 aboard
Why: On departure, the Spirit Airlines Airbus struck a bird reportedly the size of a turkey just below the windshield. 36 minutes after departure, and after dumping fuel,
the flight returned to Ft. Lauderdale for an inspection. No one was injured. No indication was made of another bird striking the aircraft. Although emergency vehicles were on standby, plane operations appeared to be normal. Passengers were provided an alternative flight within 4 hours.