Lufthansa flight LH-430 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on December 10.
The Boeing 747-800, en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to reports of electrical odor in cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
WestJet flight WS-3428 made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Canada, on January 3rd.
The plane took off for St. John’s International Airport, Canada, but had to turn back due to a potential issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-723 returned and made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 6th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Havana, Cuba, was mid-air when the crew reported an abnormal decrease in its oil quantity.
The plane diverted to Ireland but then continued for Amsterdam, and landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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What: El Al 747-400 flight traveling from Tel Aviv to New York
Where: Keflavik Iceland
When: Aug 25th 2009
Who: 371 passengers
Why: When the smell of smoke was detected on the plane, the flight made an emergency landing in Iceland. After landing, the problem was found to be a short circuit in a television screen. However, there was a delay while it was decided who was to make the repairs. During the 22 hour delay, passengers were provided hotel accommodations.
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What: SUDAN AIR AZZA AIR BOEING 707-300
Where: United Arab Emirates
When: 0/21/2009
Who: 6 fatalities
Why: BOEING 707-300 SUDAN AIR AZZA AIR, REGISTRATION UNKNOWN, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF, THE SIX PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, SHARJAH, UAE
Delta Airline flight DL-73 had to return to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on September 22.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route to Atlanta, Georgia, had to make an emergency landing when the crew had to shut an engine down due to low oil pressure.
The plane returned safely after dumping fuel.
No injuries were reported.
SpiceJet flight SG-85 had to reject takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Bangkok, Thailand, when the crew noticed a blown tire and rejected takeoff.
The plane stopped safely and was towed to the apron.
All one hundred and eighty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
