RwandAir flight WB-110 made an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was flying from Harare, Zimbabwe, when it suffered loss of cabin pressure.
The crew initiated an emergency descent and continued for a safe landing in Cape Town.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-31 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on June 19th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, heading from Munich, Germany, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A Norwegian Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, on April 19.
The plane was heading from Bangkok to Copenhagen when the pilot requested an emergency landing due to an ill passenger.
The plane, carrying 288 passengers, was then diverted to Baku where it made a safe emergency landing.
The passenger, identified as Alan Lasten, of Denmark, was diagnosed with heart failure. He was immediately shifted to Sabunchu hospital, however, his life could not be saved.
An Eastern Airways fight had to make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland on April 30.
According to an airline spokesperson, “Our crew were re-positioning an empty aircraft from Orebro in Sweden to Aberdeen and reported a cockpit warning indication relating to the aircraft’s Auxiliary Power Unit…There were no passengers onboard the Saab 2000, and the two pilots landed safely at 7.20pm…After vacating the runway the aircraft then taxied to its parking stand.”
The airline engineers were inspecting the aircraft.
What: Air China Boeing en route from Beijing to NY
Where: Beijing
When: August 29, 2012
Why: Passengers aboard an Air China Flight were flown back to Beijing and told there was a “map display error or due to turbulence.” On landing, the captain told passengers there had been a threatening message. Passengers disembarked through security and were provided an alternative flight.
Air China posted the following message:
“Due to threatening information received about flight CA 981, to ensure the safety of passengers, this flight has returned to Beijing Capital International Airport.”
Cebu Pacific flight 5J-7945 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, on the morning of July 30.
The Airbus 330-300 had to be diverted due to a disruptive woman passenger, identified as Jeane T., who first complained of sickness and then informed the crew about a bomb in the plane.
The plane en-route from Dubai, UAE, was transporting 430 passengers and 12 crew members to Manila, Philippines, at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
The plane was cleared to depart after security clearance while the woman was handed over to the Philippines Embassy in India.
Los Angeles International Airport conducted a full-scale plane crash simulation on April 13th.
The two-hour drill, which was conducted to test the emergency response time, used a Boeing 777 plane that crashed and caught fire in a debris field.
Around 500 emergency personnel, including firefighters, participated in the exercise, while 150 volunteers acted as crash victims.
