Delta Airlines flight DL-174 diverted to Boston, Massachusetts, on June 22nd.
The Boeing 767-400 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to issues with the minimum and maximum speed indications.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, on September 21st.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to Director, Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Santosh Dhoke, “The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the medical emergency after a family complained of a health problem suffered by their two-month old baby.”
The baby was rushed to hospital, however, he could not be saved.
Korean Airlines flight KE-510 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 5th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Stockholm, Sweden, to Seoul, South Korea, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Dan Brownlee
What: American Airlines MD-80 Flight 311 en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Los Angeles
Where: Austin-Bergstrom International
When: Monday, March 9, 2009
Who: 123 passengers, 5 crew
Why: After take-off, one engine made a “boom.” The pilot powered down to idle, and returned to the airport so that the plane could be examined and repaired.
What: unauthorized vehicle
Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor
When: Nov 16, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: Reports say that Koko Nicole Anderson was intoxicated on drugs when the car she was driving barged through a partially closed gate and onto a runway while driving with her two month old child in the car. The gate was being tested when Anderson drove through it. She struck a portable toilet and kept driving until an officer rammed her car.
Anderson’s mother says the girl was not on drugs but suffering from bi-polar disorder.
The intoxicated driver with a history of mental illness was taken into custody, and booked into jail on aggravated DUI and criminal damage charges.
An expert determined that the intoxication was related to drugs instead of alcohol. In order to safeguard planes from being either accidentally or intentionally struck by misguided drivers, the airport is considering beefing up security with airport gates that include additional pop-up barriers.
American Airlines flight 1479 made a safe landing at Phoenix Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, on September 16th.
The Airbus flying from Portland, Oregon, had one of its tyres off its rim due to which the pilot had to declare emergency.
The plane landed without further incident.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Swift Air flight WQ-1997 returned to Miami, Florida, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Caracas, Venezuela, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
