213 | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster

Middle East Airlines Flight Diverts to Sofia due to Medical Emergency

October 12, 2016

middle-east Middle East Airlines flight 213 made an emergency landing at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, on October 9th.

The plane flying from Beirut, Lebanon, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after a passenger suffered heart attack.

The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to hospital.

The flight resumed shortly afterwards.

UPS Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Shannon Airport

September 26, 2015

United Parcel Service flight 213 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 25.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane, heading from Louisville, Kentucky to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the pilots noticed issues with one of its three engines and had to shut it down.

The plane landed safely. There were 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them was hurt.

The plane was taken for inspection.