An Insel Air plane made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on September 2.
The MD-82 aircraft, heading from Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao to Miami, Florida, was diverted after a warning light indicated an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely. All 55 passengers remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight 346 had to make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on May 9th.
The plane, heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 170 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-1051 had to return and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 19th.
The plane took off for O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United Airlines flight UA-198 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on April 22nd.
The Boeing 787-900 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-4557 had to return and make an emergency landing at Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, on December 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back due to smell of smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air Bashkortostan/VIM Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Tenerife to Moscow
Where: Frankfurt
When: Mar 10th 2012
Why: When the flight was en route over Paris, the flight developed engine problems.
Pilots shut down the affected engine, and diverted to Frankfurt Germany where they made a safe landing.
Air Bashkortostan/VIM Airlines used the layover in Germany to make repairs, and completed the flight less than 48 hours later.
American Airlines flight AA-150 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported an issue with the primary communication radio.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
