Lufthansa flight LH-582 made an emergency landing in Izmir, Turkey, on June 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the aft lavatory and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to Chennai
Where: Chennai
When: Nov 10th 2009
Who: 190 passengers
Why: After a safe landing, the nose gear steering failed, so that the Airbus had to be towed. No injuries.
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What: Belle Air Europe Airbus A320-200 en route from Dusseldorf to Pristina Kosovo
Where: Dusseldorf
When: Mar 21st 2012
Why: The Airbus was on the runway in Dussseldorf when the plane developed a problem with the nose gear. At low speed, the pilots rejected takeoff.
After sitting in the plane more than half an hour, passengers disembarked on the runway as mechanics examined the nose gear.
Passengers were bussed to the terminal.
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What: US Airways Airbus A321-200 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Philadelphia,PA
Where: Philadelphia
When: Sep 24 2010 10:30 p.m
Who: 183 on board
Why: Emergency services in Philadelphia were awaiting the landing of the US Airways Airbus. On takeoff from Phoenix, the plane had developed tire trouble.
NBC reported that the “jet blew a tire” on landing.
In any case, on landing, maintenance confirmed that the plane’s inner right tire was ruptured. No injuries were reported.
After its right engine shut down, United Airlines flight 1470 en route to Santo Domingo diverted to Norfolk where passengers were stranded for 27 hours. When the replacement jet arrived, crew had exceeded their flying time, and it was cancelled. The disgruntled passengers eventually secured United Airlines flight 2109 which landed in Santo Domingo Monday afternoon, but not before passengers complained of the long wait and bad treatment. Delta said:
“Customers are on their way to the Dominican Republic after United flight 1470 from Newark, NJ to the Dominican Republic diverted yesterday to Norfolk, VA due to a mechanical issue. We attempted to re-accommodate passengers on a new aircraft, but the flight was unable to depart before the crew exceeded their legally permitted duty hours. We apologize to our customers, and provided them with meals and overnight accommodations. We will also be offering customers a goodwill gesture for the inconvenience.”
A British Airways flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, on June 1st.
Authorities said a security alert was issued about the British Airways plane that was flying from London, United Kingdom.
An airline spokesperson said, “The aircraft has landed normally. Security checks will carried out as a precaution…We do not discuss details of operational security. The safety and security of our customers and crew is our number one priority.”
The plane was carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
Pictured: A Yemenia – Yemen Airways Boeing 737-8Q8
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What: Yemenia Boeing 737-800 en route from Sana’a to Cairo
Where: Sana’a International Airport
When: Dec 22m 2009
Who: not available
Why: About thirty minutes after taking off from Sana’a for Cairo, one of the jet’s engines exploded.
The plane returned to Sana’a, and made a safe landing. No one aboard was reported as being injured. Passengers waited almost 3 hours for a replacement flight.