Taban Air flight I3-5680 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tehran, Iran, on December 17th.
The plane took off for Urmia, Iran, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM flight LA-7732 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Argentina, on March 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery to Comandante Armando Tola International Airport, Argentina, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred sixty-seven passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
An Iranian jet en-route from the northeastern city of Mashhad to Southeastern City of Zahedan, made an emergency landing at Zahedan airport on May 10, due to landing gear malfunction.
The Fokker 100 plane was carrying 135 passengers at the time of incident, nine of whom suffered minor injuries.
Reza Arbabi, a spokesperson of the governor-general office of Sistan and Baluchestan province, said that one of the landing gears of the plane failed to deploy when it was about to land on the runway in Zahedan. He praised the captain for his timely reaction and skillfully handling the emergency landing.
Pictured: UA Boeing 767-322
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Contact photographer Daniel Nicholson
What: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from London to Washington D.C.
Where: Bangor International Airport
When: Wednesday April 1
Who: 178 passengers
Why: When the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane was granted permission to land at Bangor International, which it did, safely.
George’s Point of View
I worry about all emergency landings, I’ve experienced just one.
When I see a United doing an emergency landing for any reason, my skin creeps because I fly United all the time. No pun intended.
Air India flight AI-380 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on July 16th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Delhi, India, to Singapore, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Beijing, China, on the morning of July 27.
The Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, heading towards Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, had to return after it sustained damage by a hailstorm.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 209 passengers and 13 crew members remained safe.
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Contact photographer Alan Lebeda
What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 en route from Alicante to Stockholm
Where: Alicante
When: Apr 2nd 2010
Who: 106 passengers
Why: After takeoff, passengers smelled smoke, and one of the indicators detected fire in a wheel well. The plane returned to Alicante, and made a safe landing. During emergency evacuation, four passengers were injured. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations and Boeing brought in another plane to transport them.
