EgyptAir flights 631, 650, 664, 834, 921, 959, 969 had to divert and make emergency landing at Sharm El-Sheikh and El-Ghardaga Airports, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on April 3rd.
According to sources, the planes en-route to China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea and India were mid-air when they were told to divert due to low visibility in the air.
All seven planes landed safely. The passengers onboard remained unharmed.
Loganair flight LM-390 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kirkwall, Scotland, on January 16th.
The plane took off for Edinburgh, Scotland, but had to turn back after one of the engines failed.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-101 made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on September 11th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Delhi, India, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to failure of multiple instruments.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
Finnair flight AY-427 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on November 19th.
The plane took off for Rovaniemi, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 166 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
What: Air France Airbus A319-100 en route from Paris Orly to Toulouse
Where: Toulouse
When: Mar 30th 2009
Who: 115 passengers and 6 crew
Why: In flight, the left engine surged. The crew did not shut it down, but did reduce power; and the plane landed without injury with emergency crews on standby.
Pictured: A Skywest Canadair jet similar to the one experiencing turbulence
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Contact photographer Mark Kryst
What: Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Helena,MT to Salt Lake City,UT
Where: Grand Junction,CO
When: Feb 16th 2011
Who: 32 passengers
Why: On approach to Salt Lake City, the plane encountered turbulence. The pilot diverted to Grand Junction, where they landed an hour later. Three individuals were injured, and treated by paramedics.
British Airways plane had to divert and make emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, on April 14th.
The aircraft en-route from Hurgahada, Egypt to London, UK, had to return shortly afterwards after a female passenger onboard fell sick.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was given medical assistance, and the plane resumed its flight.