What: British Airways en route from Heathrow to Phoenix
Where: Winnipeg
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
Pilots diverted to Winnipeg where they made a safe landing. The unidentified passenger was transported by paramedics to a hospital in Winnipeg.
American Airlines flight AA-569 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on October 30th.
The plane flying from Los Angeles, California, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 105 people aboard remained unharmed.
A Condor Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on August 28.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Las Vegas to Frankfurt, was escorted by two fighter jets after the pilot declared an in-flight emergency due to a ‘disturbance on the plane.’
The Boeing 767 landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, “The disturbance aboard the flight was deemed a customer service issue and not a life-threatening matter and the airline handled the matter according to their policy for customer service related matters. No arrest was made.”
Pictured: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800
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Contact photographer Florent Metra
What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Paris to Singapore
Where: Paris
When: Sep 27th 2009
Who: 444 passengers
Why: South of Krakow (Poland), an oil leak was detected in the outboard left engine so it was shut down. The flight returned to Paris over five hours after departure and landed safely.
An ultralight plane crash-landed in woods off Porter Road, Fryeburg, Maine on the afternoon of August 23rd.
The single-seater Aerolite 103, flying from Leavitt Airport, New Hampshire, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, Fryeburg, due to engine failure.
The pilot, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania man, remained unharmed.
Angara Airlines flight IK-9788 had to return and make an emergency landing at Talakan Airport, Russia, on September 30th.
The plane took off for Irkutsk, Russia, but had to turn back after one of the engines started emitting flames.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thomson Airways flight BY-1718 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on December 18th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, but had to turn back after a burning odor was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
