Rossiya Airlines flight SU-6891 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Simferopol, Crimean Peninsula, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris to New York
Where: Iceland
When: Monday Jan 17, 2010
Who: 232 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilot became sick and the flight was diverted to Iceland. The first officer landed the plane safely at Keflavik Airport. The captain was hospitalized.
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What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest Hungary to Geneva Switzerland
Where: Salzburg
When: Oct 8th 2009
Who: 37 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route to Geneva, the plane’s left engine experienced a drop in oil pressure. The flight diverted to Salzburg, where the passengers debarked. The passengers were provided hotel accommodations; and the plane went to maintenance, presumably to resume the flight on the 9th.
*note– We believe that the reports that the ENGINE ON THIS FLIGHT FELL OFF–are highly exaggerated. In fact, we think there’s a simple mistranslation somewhere, since the routine response for an oil pressure problem on a plane with more than one engine frequently involves turning an engine off (as opposed to it falling off.)
Alaska Airlines flight AS-3298 had to return and make an emergency landing in King Salmon, Alaska, on February 7th.
The plane took off for Unalaska, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-1399 made an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 29th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Doha, Qatar, to Tunis, Tunisia, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-seven passengers and fourteen crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-178 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 22.
The Airbus A340-300 plane, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to Singapore, was diverted after one of its engines malfunctioned.
The plane landed safely in Vienna after dumping off extra fuel.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-935 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Klagenfurt, Austria, but had to turn back due to a defective instrument screen.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
