Norwegian Air Shuttle flight D8-5370 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Alicante, Spain, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted due to a generator failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-127 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port Hedland, Western Australia, on September 13th.
The plane heading from Adelaide, Australia, to Bali, Indonesia, was diverted after a passenger fell ill.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
IndiGo flight 6E-7124 made an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on November 4th.
The plane flying from Rajahmundry, India, was on final approach to Chennai when the crew went around due to an engine failure.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Myanmar National Airlines flight UB-414 was hit by several pigeons at Heho Airport in Myanmar, on May 25th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Yangon, Myanmar, when its left engine ingested several pigeons.
The pilots continued to take off and landed back safely. All 75 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Pictured: Dramatic photo of a Cimber Air Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100LR filmed over Hamburg.
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Contact photographer Sönke Hofmann
What: Scandinavian Airlines/Cimber Air Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Hamburg to Copenhagen
Where: Hamburg
When: Jan 22nd 2010
Why: After takeoff, the pilot retracted the gear routinely but failed to receive the safe gear confirmation. The pilot returned to Hamburg and made a safe landing.
The flight was cancelled.
Icelandair flight FI-746 made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on September 20th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane flying from Keflavik, Iceland, was descending toward East Midlands Airport when the crew noticed an issue with the flaps and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-6266 made an emergency landing in College Station, Texas, on December 21st.
The plane heading from Houston, Texas, to Boise, Idaho, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty people aboard remained safe.
