Japan Airlines flight JL-912 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, on February 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Haneda Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after white smoke was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Batavia Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Makassar to Jayapura
Where: Jayapura
When: Feb 7th 2012
Who: 148 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing in Jayapura, the flight encountered a strong storm.
Landing in rain, the plane overran the runway but did stop on pavement. The plane was towed to the gate where passengers disembarked normally.
No passengers were injured. The plane did not end up mired in soft ground, but abrasions on the plane’s skin, and lights on the runway were reported as the extent of the damage.
What: Delta Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta
Where: Tampa International Airport.
When: 09/07/2009
Who: 150 passengers and crew
Why: The pilot reported a fuel problem prior to making a safe landing at TIA. Fire crews were waiting, but the flight landed without further incident.
EasyJet flight U2-8943 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on January 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Grenoble, France, was diverted due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Scoot flight TR-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 8th.
The plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the weather radar.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
Privilege Style flight EC-ISY had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brindisi Airport, Italy, on May 5th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying from Corfu, Greece, to Leipzig, Germany, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 164 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-8943 returned to Phoenix, Arizona, on February 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for San Antonio, Texas, but had to turn back due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.