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What: Air France Airbus A380-800 en route from New York JFK to Paris
Where: New York
When: Feb 22 2010
Who: 22 crew
Why: While ferrying the flight to Paris, the plane developed fuel system problems and returned to JFK where it made a safe landing. This is after the flight had already been cancelled earlier for undesignated technical issues.
Virgin Australia flight VA1179 had to make an emergency landing at Canberra Airport, Australia, at around 5:30 p.m. on January 16.
According to the airline spokesperson, “In line with standard operating procedures, the captain decided to divert to Canberra as a precautionary measure after a cockpit indication light illuminated.” The flight was en-route from Albury to Sydney at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and all the passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
The engineers examined the plane and cleared it after some time for resuming the flight.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-1867 had to reject taking-off at Stuttgart Airport, Filderstadt, Germany, on August 13.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the take-off due to hot brakes.
The plane vacated the runway safely.
No one was injured.
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What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 en route from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
Where: Helsinki Finland
When: Oct 5th 2011
Why: The flight took off normally from Helsinki but incurred a bird strike.
After leveling off, the crew decided to return to Helsinki where they made a safe landing. The weather in Rovaniemi was foggy, with limited visibility, contributing to their decision.
Pictured: A Thai Airways International Airbus A330-321 over Bangkok
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What: Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 TG-318 en route from Mumbai to Bangkok
Where: NSC Bose International Airport Kolkata
When: Mar 25 2010
Who: 238 passengers and 11 crew
Why: When the pilot detected a problem in the fuel dispenser affecting the rate of flow of fuel to the engine, he requested to make an emergency landing in Kolkata.
Ten technicians were flown in to provide maintenance on the plane.
Passengers were provided accommodations (hotel or international lounge), and later booked on a Kolkata-Bangkok flight.
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Contact photographer Ole Simon
What: British Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Budapest to London
Where: Dusseldorf
When: Feb 3 2010
Why: While en route, a smoke detector went off. The crew diverted the plane to Dusseldorf and made a safe landing. Passengers evacuated safely. The flight was cancelled, and passengers were rebooked on a Lufthansa flight. The cancellation was called a precautionary measure.
Ural Airlines flight U6-9785 made an emergency landing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on December 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Ufa, Russia, but suffered a tail strike on departure.
The crew continued the takeoff and subsequently decided to land in Yekaterinburg.
The flight was originally bound for Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.
