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    Delta Flight Diverted to Ireland after Woman Went into Labour

    250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta Airlines flight DL-603 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, after a woman went into labour midair on August 24.

    The Boeing 767-300, on its way from Amsterdam to Atlanta with 230 passengers, was flying over Blackpool, England, when the crew declared a medical emergency and requested to land at Shannon Airport.

    The flight was then diverted to Ireland where it made an uneventful emergency landing at 1:50 p.m. Paramedics examined the woman and immediately shifted her to University Maternity Hospital Limerick where she later gave birth.

    The flight resumed its journey and landed safely at its scheduled destination.

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    United Airlines Flight Diverts to Halifax, Canada

    new-united-logoThe United Airlines Flight 999 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield International Airport on the night of August 5.

    The Boeing 777 was on its way to Brussels from Newark, New Jersey, when fire broke out on board. The pilot then decided to divert to Halifax which was the nearest airport at the time.

    Firefighters were put on alert at the airport when the plane touched the ground safely at around 10 p.m. There were 233 people aboard; all of them remained unhurt.

    According to Peter Spurway, the spokesperson of Halifax Airport Authority, the fire broke in a contained area of the aircraft and was extinguished before the plane landed.

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    JetBlue Flight 354 Diverts and Lands in Emergency

    jetBlueJetBlue flight 354 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport, shortly before 11 a.m. on July 16.

    The incident happened when the plane, carrying 104 passengers, was en route from West Palm Beach International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport.

    Spokesperson of JetBlue, Tamara Young, confirmed the incident and said in statement that the decision for emergency landing was made after the pilot observed a ‘mechanical indication’ in the cockpit area.

    The statement further said, “The aircraft landed safely, without incident and taxied to the gate under its own power. The aircraft is currently being inspected.”

    A replacement plane was arranged for taking the passengers to their destination.

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    Update on United 777 Diversion to Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.

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    United Airlines revealed what went wrong on Flight 201.

    A problem with the equipment supply cooling fan on board the Boeing 777 caused the problems which required the pilots to divert to Midway to land there in the dark. The passengers waited in a gym until the replacement flight arrived.

    The plane that flew in to Midway to pick up the passengers also brought parts and a repair crew. The plane with the bad fan was fixed, and returned from Midway Island back to San Francisco.

    In fact, it was returned to service.

    Now we’d like to hear about the passengers getting their luggage back.

    Read More

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    United 777 Diverts to Remote Pacific Island

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    On July 11, 2014, United Airlines flight 201, a Boeing 777-222 was four hours on the ground before the flight, with passengers waiting as some technical problem on the plane was worked out. Departure time of this flight is recorded as 18:16 but it is normally around 14:30. Then when the flight was enroute from Honolulu to Guam, the plane developed fire, haze or smoke in the cockpit. Pilots made an emergency landing at Midway Islands after Radar and Radio Comms were lost but the transponder continued working. Passenger luggage is still stuck on the tiny runway at Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.

    The incident was unannunciated, which means that it had no alert, and the crew had to sense it (i.e. see/smell) but while underway, a smoke alarm was triggered.

    None of the 335 passengers or 13 crew sustained injury.

    According to flightaware, United Airlines flew in a replacement B777 which landed 5 1/2 hours later, spent an hour on the ground and brought the passengers back to Honolulu.

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    American Airlines Flight Diverts to St. Louis

    American Airlines flight 1691 was en route from Newark to Dallas Texas and diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis when passengers aboard the flight were concerned about a passenger’s use of an electronic device.

    The person in question was taken into police custody.

    The flight continued to Dallas.

    The person who was the security risk was taken off the plane in police custody but released after the interview, and provided a hotel room. The passenger will be provided another flight.

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    Indigo Diverts for Medical Emergency in India

    A Delhi-Hyderabad Indigo flight made an emergency landing at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India when a passenger, Neelratan, had a heart attack.

    Pilots made the unscheduled landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, where the passenger disembarked and was taken to a cardiac hospital.

    After the passenger disembarked, the flight continued to its destination.

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    Emirates Airbus Diverts to Kuwait after engine shut down

    On Oct 25, an Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 en route from New York to Dubai had to shut down a right engine.

    Pilots diverted to Kuwait where they made a safe landing.

    A replacement airbus was provided to carry the passengers to Dubai. We don’t have information how long passengers waited or if they were provided accommodations during the interim.

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    EasyJet Emergency Landing in Pisa

    On Sept 14, 2013, an Easyjet Airbus en route from Pisa to London was taking off from Pisa when it suffered a bird strike.

    The pilots entered a holding pattern and made a safe landing in Pisa around 11:30.

    THe extent of the damage to the plane #G-EZIZ is not known.

    No injuries were reported.

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    Thomson Airways Boeing Diverts to Heathrow

    A Thomson Airways Boeing 787-800 en route from Manchester to Orlando on July 12 was enroute when technical problems–an electronic issue– developed.

    Pilots diverted back to Manchester, circling Wales where they dumped fuel prior to securing a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers were provided an alternative flight. A dedicated team of engineers inspected # G-TUIC.

    The problem was reported to be a flushing issue.

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    273 Korean Air Passengers Wait in Plane when Diverted to Russia

    July 2, 2013, a Korean Air Boeing 777 with 273 passengers aboard was en route from Chicago to Seoul when it had a drop in pressure as jet fuel was being pumped into the engine. The left engine broke down. After the malfunction, the pilots dumped fuel and diverted to Anadyr airport in Russia, where they made an emergency landing.

    Passengers had to wait inside the plane until the replacement jet arrived, so that with ten hours on the ground made a 13 hour flight almost 24 hours long for passengers.

    The malfunctioning jet was grounded in Russia pending inspection.

    In George’s Point of View

    I’d like to consider two additional points for those passengers stuck on their plane:

    As Anadyr airport is not one we have visited, we wonder if there is no Customs facility at Anadyr airport for individuals without visas to get some relief from the plane, which had to be exceedingly uncomfortable. Certainly there must be some humane way to abide by international law.

    This excessive time stretches some IATA standards of passenger accommodation from both airline and airport. The question isn’t whether passengers are entitled to some kind of compensation for their time and trouble, but rather how the airline and airport are going to recompense the passengers.

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    Domestic Squabble and Bomb Threat on Pia Flight


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    On May 24, 2013, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-340ER was en route from Allama Iqbal Int’l to Manchester when a stewardess told the Captain Nadeem Sufi that a passenger had threatened to bomb the plane. Sixty miles east of their destination, the pilot diverted to Stansted Airport with a British fighter escort.

    Mr. Mohammad Shafqat and Ms. Ammara Ashraf had been fighting with eight family members, and when the argument escalated, the two were taken into custody and then released.

    During the domestic fight, two men who approached the cockpit were also arrested aboard the plane, handcuffed, and taken into custody to the police station at Stansted. The case is being treated as a criminal rather than terror case.

    There were 11 crew and 297 passengers aboard.

    Although the Pakistani High Commission blames the pilot for making a decision that puts PIA in a bad light, we believe that the fact that because Captain Sufi landed the plane without injury or loss of life, then he made the right decision.

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    Emirates Emergency Landing in Singapore due to Turbulence

    On May 17, an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-eoo en route from Dubai to Jakarta suffered turbulence while en route.

    Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands.

    The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized.

    The pilots arrived in Jakarta twenty hours late, after the unexpected stop-over.

    The injured were provided alternative flights.

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    Thomas Cook Unexpected Stop in Bermuda


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    A Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 OY-VKF en route from Cancun to Manchester had 338 people aboard when pilots made an emergency diversion to Bermuda due to what one source called a “reported fire in the cabin” at about 8.20pm. Another account recorded the problem as ‘smoke coming from the in-flight entertainment system’.

    Pilots made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Passengers disembarked without injury, and were provided hotel accommodations until their flight out.

    Thomas Cook’s official statement is that ‘It was initially reported as a suspected fire in the cabin, but there was no fire.’There was a small amount of smoke detected by a member of the crew in the cabin, but it is thought that was something to do with the in-flight entertainment system.’

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    Wizz Air Airbus Turns Back

    On April 28, 2013, a Wizz Air Airbus A320-232 took off from Warsaw then descended rapidly from about 11000ft.

    Passengers smelled smoke. A passenger named Barbara was quoted (machine translation) “Zachybota?o plane dropped like a machine. Then I felt a burning smell. Other passengers can feel it. After a while we went to the employee. Were informed that there was a failure”

    Pilots notified ATC and turned around to return to Chopin Airport. The airport said that Pilots said this was not an emergency landing.

    There were 161 passengers aboard. They disembarked without any problem, and were provided a later Wizz flight to London.

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    Emergency Sun Country Diversion to Detroit

    On April 18, 2013, on landing in Lansing Michigan, a Boeing 737 owned by SUN COUNTRY suffered an incident. Almost landing, actually. We presume gusty conditions.

    On approach, a wing struck the runway.

    The crew aborted the landing, and diverted to Detroit where they made a safe landing.

    There were no injuries reported and the degree of damage to the wing and the rest of the plane has not been released.