A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a field near Henstridge Airfield in Marnhull, Dorset County, England, on August 27th.
The TB10 Tobago carrying 4 people including the pilot had to be landed after its engine caught fire.
All 4 people onboard escaped safely.
Indigo flight 6E-742 made an emergency landing in Visakhapatnam, India, on November 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hyderabad, India, but hit a wild boar during departure.
The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely at Visakhapatnam Airport. All one hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Egyptair Boeing 777-200 en route from Cairo Egypt to Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Where: Cairo
When: July 29 2011
Who: 291 passengers, 7 hospitalized
Why: After passengers boarded but before takeoff, the cockpit experienced a fire. Smoke leaked into the cabin, but luggage was intact.
Passengers exited via sides, with five injuries resulting. Two firemen were hospitalized with smoke inhalation.
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What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.
The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.
The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.
JetBlue flight B6-2216 made an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on May 24th.
The plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All sixty people aboard remained safe.
What: PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 747-300 en route from Karachi to Lahore
Where: Karachi
When: Sep 10th 2010
Who: 480 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane’s engine ingested a bird.
The pilot returned the plane to Karachi where it made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight at 8 pm
TUIfly Nordic flight 6B-873 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 19th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was heading from Lulea, Sweden, to Krabi, Thailand, when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
