A Sirius Aero plane made an emergency landing in Ust-Kut, Russia, on September 7th.
The plane was flying from Krasnoyarsk, Russia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All forty-six passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
SpiceJet flight SG-2976 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on December 31st.
The plane took off for Jodhpur, India, but had to turn back due to an issue with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-nine passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Delta flight taking off from Atlanta
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Contact Photographer Agustin Anaya
What: Delta en route from Dayton to Atlanta
Where: Chattanooga
When: July 13 10:45 am
Why: En route to Atlanta, the pilot smelled smoke and decided to land at the nearest airport which happened to be Chattanooga.
Air Seoul flight RS-101 diverted to Naha in Okinawa, Japan, on September 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Guam to Seoul, South Korea, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
Spirit Airlines plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, on August 1st.
The aircraft was flying from Minneapolis to Denver, when it had to divert after a child onboard had a medical emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The child was taken to hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-2397 made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after one of the engines emitted a loud bang followed by streaks of flame.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Mark McEwan
What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from London to Tallinn Estonia
Where: Copenhagen
When: Jan 11th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the flight developed a technical problem and decided to divert to Copenhagen. No details about the problem have been released. Replacement transportation was provided.
