Ryanair flight FR-408 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on January 21st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, was on approach to Cologne when the crew declared an emergency due to a flaps issue.
The plane landed safely. All 131 people aboard remained unharmed.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane dumped excess fuel before it landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On March 24, Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Prime Minister, announced that new computations by Inmarsat and the AAIB, flight MH-370 ended in the South Indian Ocean west of Perth (Australia). At this point, Malaysia endorsed the new search search parameters.
The full statement:
“This evening I was briefed by representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch — or AAIB. They informed me that Inmarsat, the UK company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data. Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, they have been able to shed more light on MH370’s flight path.
Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth. This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites.
It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
We will be holding a press conference tomorrow with further details. In the meantime, we wanted to inform you of this new development at the earliest opportunity. We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families, two principles which have guided this investigation.
Malaysia Airlines have already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development. For them, the past few weeks have been heartbreaking. I know this news must be harder still. I urge the media to respect their privacy, and to allow them the space they need at this difficult time.”
American Airlines flight AA-5494 made an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on January 14th.
The plane heading from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, to Saint Louis, Missouri, was diverted due to a gear disagree message.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
GoAir flight G8-465 made an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on November 13th.
The plane heading from Port Blair to Mumbai, India, was diverted after an elderly passenger complained of chest pain.
The plane landed safely at Chennai Airport.
Authorities said Vijay Kulkarni, 78, collapsed and died shortly after landing.
Hainan Airlines flight HU-7923 had to return and make an emergency landing in Changsa, China, on November 14th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an issue with the slats.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
JetBlue flight B6-2828 made an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on December 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
