What: Qatar Airways Airbus 330 flight from Doha to Lagos
Where: Lagos
When: Sept 29 2012 1 p.m.
Why: On approach to Lagos, the pilots declared emergency over a landing gear problem.
Pilots made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
It was a landing gear problem, according to Other sources cite a deflated tire.
On January 12, 2013, a Jetblue Airbus A320 was en route from New York to the Dominican Republic when they suffered a bird strike.
The pilots returned to the airport where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. No injuries were reported among the 139 passengers.
British Airways has agreed to pay compensation to some of the passengers whose connecting flights were delayed last year when its Airbus A319 aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow International Airport, London on May 24.
Both the engine doors of Flight BA762 to Oslo blew off and right one caught fire, shortly after taking off from Heathrow. The passengers evacuated through escape slides. One of the two runways remained blocked for more than 3 hours.
BA initially denied any compensation and maintained that the incident was due to exceptional circumstances beyond its control.
However, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch revealed that the retaining latches to hold the engine doors in place were not closed, so this is human error. Therefore, the passengers who were delayed for more than three hours are entitled for compensation between €250 and €600 from the airline, said solicitors Bott & Co.
After the incident, nine other passengers have also filed a lawsuit against aircraft manufacturer Airbus and the engine maker International Aero Engines.
What: Porter Airlines
Where: Ottawa Airport
When: Dec 6 2010 8:40 am
Who: 28 aboard
Why: The pilot informed the airport that he was having problems with his landing gear, and did a flyby to confirm the issue. But the plane landed safely with the gear down.
A Mahan Air plane crashed into a concrete barrier at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on December 24.
The Airbus A310 plane, performing flight W5-112 from Tehran, Iran, skidded off the runway and crashed into a concrete barrier.
There were 150 passengers aboard at the time; all of them were evacuated safely.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
What: Air Corsica Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Ajaccio to Nice
Where: Côte d’Azur
When: August 25, 2012
Why: Firefighters immediately arrived, the passengers disembarked and were transported by bus to the terminal.
Apparently the airport had no tow bar for the ATR, blocking the runway; and another runway had to be closed due to a lightning strike. 4km visibility, wind 360 ° at 22 18knts gusts, heavy rain.
Aer Lingus flight EI-145 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dublin, Ireland, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-two passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.
