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Turkish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport

Turkish airlinesTurkish Airlines flight TK-1665 made an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkey, on August 22nd.

The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported they could not retract the landing gear.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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Turkish Airlines Flight Returns to Istanbul after Hydraulic Failure

Turkish airlinesTHY Turkish Airlines flight TK-2510 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on May 18th.

The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Bodrum, Turkey, had to return shortly after the crew reported hydraulic failure.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.

The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

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Austrian Airlines Plane Diverts to Turkey due to Burning Odor

Austrian AirlinesAustrian Airlines flight OS-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, on April 21st.

The Airbus A320-200, heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was mid-air when the crew reported a burning odor from its air conditioning system.

The plane landed uneventfully.

All people onboard remained unharmed.

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Cathay Pacific Flight Diverts to Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Cathay PacificCathay Pacific flight CX-234 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey, on March 1st.

The plane, en-route from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew decided to shut down an engine due to loss of engine oil.

The Boeing 777-300 plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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Turkish Airlines Plane Makes Priority Landing in Istanbul

Turkish airlinesTurkish Airlines flight TK2659 made a priority landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 14.

The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Sivas, Turkey, when an asthma patient passenger fell ill mid-air. The pilot then contacted the air traffic control, saying “Our asthma patient passenger has low blood pressure. We have doctor in the cabin. Doctor is frequently checking the blood pressure. If it possible we would like to land on as soon as possible sir.”

The plane landed uneventfully. It is believed that the patient’s condition had become better during landing.

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Bird-Hit Singapore Airlines Plane Returns to Istanbul

Singapore airlinesSingapore Airlines Flight SQ391 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 17.

The Boeing 777-200 was heading from Istanbul to Singapore when several storks hit it, forcing the pilot to declare emergency.

The plane landed safely and all 255 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.

The plane was taken for repair while the airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.

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Turkish Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing due to Bomb Threat

Turkish airlinesA Turkish Airlines Jet made an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 13th.

Emergency was declared after authorities received a phone call that claimed there was a bomb in the plane. The flight was flying from Oslo, Norway to Istanbul, Turkey at the time.

The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.

Authorities confirmed that no explosive device was found on inspection.