Nordstar flight Y7-103 made an emergency landing in Norilsk, Russia, on November 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Russia, was on approach to Norilsk when the crew reported an issue with flaps.
The crew entered a hold to work the checklists and subsequently landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-three passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-714 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 15th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Paramaribo, Suriname, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew declared an emergency due to an indication of smoke in a cargo hold.
The plane landed safely. All 428 people aboard remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-1231 made an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, on February 7th.
The plane flying from Murmansk, Russia, was on approach to Moscow when the crew reported a failure of the spoilers and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All eighty-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Lisbon to Luanda
Where: Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010
Why: En route over the airport, the crew received a fuel filter error message, and returned to Lisbon to make a safe landing. The flight circled for an hour and dumped fuel; and was back in the air on Tuesday.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-450 rejected take off from Tyumen, Russia, on June 17th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, when the crew received a fire indication. The pilot slowed down the aircraft and returned to the apron.
There were 187 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
SunExpress flight XQ-171 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back due to a tail strike indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
