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What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-200 en route from Kochi to Sharjah
Where: Cochin International Airport
When: October 29, 2010 8:15 pm
Who: 154 passengers, 6 crew
Why: After takeoff, the flight suffered a problem, and according to officials a bird strike “was not ruled out”. It took fifteen minutes to return to the airport to make a safe landing after the bird strike.
Atlas Air cargo flight 5Y-33 had to return and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on February 17.
The Boeing 747-800 plane took off for Buenos Aires, Argentina, but had to return shortly afterwards after tire debris was found on the departure runway.
The perimeter road around the airport was closed for traffic while the plane, carrying 6 crew members, landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Air France flight AF-1266 made an emergency landing in Florence, Italy, on December 28th.
The Airbus A318-100 plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was on final approach when the crew reported a strong unusual smell throughout the aircraft.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Arkia flight IZ-821 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, on November 17th.
The plane took off for Eilat, Israel, but had to turn back due to an issue with the brakes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-180 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Bucharest, Romania, on July 9th.
The Boeing 787-800, en-route from Oslo, Norway, to Doha, Qatar, was mid-air above Romania when the crew needed to shut one of its engines down, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 254 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Thomson Airways flight TOM2334 made an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus at 9:00 P.M. on July 8.
The Boeing 767-300, travelling from Manchester, UK, to Larnaca, Cyprus, had to declare an emergency after it experienced short-term air turbulence.
Among the 328 passengers and 10 crew members aboard, 4 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-642 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 10th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
