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    AirAsia Plane Diverts due to Medical Emergency

    AirAsia ZestAn AirAsia plane made an emergency landing in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on January 7.

    Authorities said the plane, heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a medical emergency. It is believed that an elderly woman passenger suffered from severe chest pain mid air.

    The plane landed safely. All 286 passengers remained unhurt.

    The 71-year-old passenger was rushed to a hospital in Guindy, along with two attendants.

    The flight resumed after half an hour.

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    Jet Airways Flight Diverts to Yangon International Airport

    Jet AirwaysJet Airways flight 9W-070 had to return and make an emergency landing at Yangon International Airport, Myanmar, on January 5.

    The Boeing 737 plane took off from the Chhtrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, and was heading to Bangkok, Thailand, when the pilots decided to return due to a technical snag.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 184 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.

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    Air India Jet Returns to Mumbai Airport after Rat Spotted On-Board

    airindialogoAir India flight AI-131 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on December 30.

    The plane took off for London United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards after a rat was spotted on-board.

    The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

    A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Oman Air plane Diverts to India due to Fuel Leakage

    Oman AirOman Air flight WY-374 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on December 28.

    The Boeing 737-800, flying from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Muscat, Oman, had to divert due to indications of fuel leakage.

    The plane landed safely.

    All 76 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained safe.

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    Border Security Force Plane Crashed in New Delhi; 10 Killed

    A Border Security Force (BSF) plane crashed near Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Dehli, India, on December 22.

    The Beech SuperKing B200 aircraft, carrying 10 BSF personnel, went down just after taking off from the Delhi airport. Authorities believe the plane’s left engine stopped working, causing it to crash into the wall of airport’s sewage treatment plant and ending up in the water.

    All ten personnel aboard the plane were killed in the crash.

    The accident is being investigated.

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    Technician Killed after Being Sucked into Air India Plane’s Engine at Mumbai Airport

    airindialogoAn aircraft technician was killed after he was pulled into the engine of an Air India plane that was getting ready to taxi at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on December 16.

    Authorities said the plane, performing flight AI 619 between Mumbai and Hyderabad, had just began its pushback when the technician Ravi Subramanian got sucked into the engine.

    Ravi was killed instantly. His body was severely mutilated.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Coastguard Plane Makes Emergency Landing in India

    emergencyA Coastguard plane made an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on November 26.

    The plane was returning to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport from a reconnaissance duty when the pilot reported a faulty fan on the left wing and requested an emergency landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully. The pilot remained safe.

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    IndiGo Flight Diverted due to Medical Emergency

    IndiGo AirlinesAn IndiGo flight made an emergency landing in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on November 8.

    The plane was heading from Varanasi to Mumbai when the pilot decided to divert due to a medical emergency. Authorities said the pilot informed ground officials about an elderly man who was experiencing chest pain.

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

    The flight resumed after a short delay.

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    Air Arabia Flight Makes Emergency Landing in India

    Air ArabiaAn Air Arabia flight made an emergency landing at Coimbatore International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, on October 9.

    Authorities said the plane, en-route from Sharjah, UAE to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Thiruvananthapuram.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    The plane was able to continue its journey after some time.

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    Air India Jet Returns to New Delhi due to Hydraulic Issue

    airindialogoAir India flight AI 973 had to return and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on October 4.

    The Airbus A319 took off for Muscat but had to return shortly afterwards after the pilot reported a hydraulic leak.

    The plane landed safely. There were 80 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Helicopter Carrying Uttarakhand Minister Makes Emergency Landing

    chopperA helicopter carrying Uttarakhand Forest Minister Dinesh Agarwal had to make an emergency landing in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, on September 13.

    Authorities said the chopper was forced to land in the Glocal University campus due to bad weather. Mr. Agarwal was en-route to Dehradun at the time.

    The aircraft landed uneventfully

    Mr. Agarwal continued his journey in a car.

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    Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing in India due to Hydraulic Failure

    air indiaAir India domestic flight AI-405 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on September 7.

    The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Delhi, from Varanasi, had to be landed in emergency due to hydraulic failure, leading to heavy smoke.

    The plane landed safely.

    Five among the 146 passengers and 6 crew members sustained minor injuries as they were evacuated through slides.

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    Emirates Airways Flight Diverts to India after Medical Emergency

    EmiratesEmirates Airways flight EK346 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chennai International Airport, Chennai, India, on September 4.

    The plane, flying from Dubai to Kuala-Lampur, Malaysia, was diverted after a 61-year-old person aboard suffered a heart attack mid-air.

    The plane landed safely and all 116 passengers aboard remained unhurt.

    The flight resumed after the sick person was transferred to hospital.

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    Bird-Hit IndiGo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Ahmedabad

    IndiGo Airlines IndiGo flight 6E-158 had to make an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on August 20.

    The plane departed for Delhi at 6:15 a.m. but had to declare an emergency at 6:30 a.m. due to a bird strike.

    The plane safely landed. There were 143 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    According to an airline spokesperson, “An inspection carried out by the on-ground engineering team revealed an engine fan blade was damaged beyond allowable limits. The aircraft was immediately withdrawn from service for maintenance at Ahmedabad airport. The aircraft became serviceable for operations at 1.30pm.”

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    Emirates Flight Diverts to India due to Medical Emergency

    EmiratesEmirates flight EK440 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India on August 9th.

    The plane, heading from Dubai to Adelaide, Australia, was diverted after an elderly passenger, identified by some media sources as B Peter Richard, of Sydney, died onboard.

    The plane landed uneventfully and later returned to Dubai due to Adelaide International Airport’s night-time flight restrictions.

    The flight was scheduled to depart at 11 p.m.

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    Air India Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Hyderabad

    air indiaAir India flight AI-544 made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, on August 11th.

    The Airbus 319, carrying 102 passengers including TDP MLAs Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao, Modugula Venugopala Reddy and Chintamaneni Prabhakar, AP Intelligence chief AB Venkateswara Rao and some other prominent officials, was forced to land in emergency after the pilots noticed a technical snag.

    The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.

    The flight was en-route from Delhi to Vijayawada via Hyderabad.