Italy

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    Easyjet Flight Diverts to Italy due to Medical Emergency

    EasyjetEasyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.

    The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.

    The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.

    The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.

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    Delta Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Rome

    250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta Airlines flight DL-444 made an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, on April 27th.

    The Airbus A330-300 plane was flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, when the crew declared emergency due to a hydraulic problem.

    The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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    British Airways Flight Diverts to Venice

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-2679 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on April 12th.

    The Airbus A320-200 was heading from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew requested an emergency landing due to a cabin fire indication.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 140 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    British Airways Plane Returns and makes Emergency Landing in Italy

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-2607 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Naples, Italy, on March 31.

    The Airbus A320-200, en-route to London, England, was climbing out of Naples when a chemical smell was sensed onboard, prompting the plane to return. The airline reported that there was a technical issue.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.

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    CityJet Plane Makes Hard Landing in Italy

    CityJetCityJet flight WX-281 made a hard landing at Amerigo Vespucci Airport, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on March 23.

    The Avro RJ-85, flying from London, England to Florence, landed on the runway but touched down hard.

    The plane received substantial damage.

    All people onboard remained safe.

    The cause of the hard landing is being investigated.

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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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    EasyJet Airbus Accidently Lands on Closed Runway in Italy

    EasyjetEasyJet flight U2-1847 inadvertently landed on a closed runway at Pisa International Airport, Pisa, Italy, on December 30.

    The Airbus A319-100, flying from Manchester, England, to Pisa, Italy, was about to land on an active runway but accidentally touched down on closed runway.

    The plane landed safely.

    All passengers onboard remained safe.

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    Saudi Cargo Jet Diverts to Cairo International Airport

    A Saudi cargo plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on December 3.

    The plane was heading from Italy to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the pilot noticed that the fuel level is alarmingly low and decided to divert.

    The plane landed safely.

    Authorities said the plane was able to resume its journey after refuelling.

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    AA Plane Diverts to Heathrow Airport with Cracked Windshield

    American AirlinesAmerican Airlines flight 199 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on November 28.

    The Boeing 767-300, en-route from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, had to be diverted after its windshield shattered midair.

    The plane landed safely. There were 183 passengers and 12 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The airline accommodated passengers in other flights.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Alitalia Jet Diverts to Naples International Airport due to Violent Hailstorm

    AlitaliaAlitalia flight AZ2016 made an emergency landing at Naples International Airport in Italy, on August 19th.

    According to the airline, “Alitalia flight AZ2016 from Rome to Milan Linate, scheduled on 8.00 am this morning, went through an extraordinary and violent hailstorm soon after taking off from Fiumicino airport… Therefore, the pilots decided to head to Naples airport.”

    The plane landed safely and all 110 passengers remained uninjured.

    The aircraft sustained serious damage due to the storm.

    The airline accommodated the passengers in other flights.

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    Germanwings Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Venice

    GermanwingsGermanwings flight 3882 made an emergency landing at Marco Polo Airport in Venice, Italy, on April 3.

    According to the airline, the flight, en-route from Hanover, Germany, to Rome, was diverted because, “two people, a passenger and a member of the crew, were struck by strong nausea and needed medical treatment.”

    The plane, carrying 149 people, landed uneventfully. Medical attention was provided to the sick passenger and crew member.

    The flight resumed shortly afterwards.

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    US Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing after 2 Passengers, 14 Crew Members Fall Sick

    US AirwaysU.S. Airways flight US797 had to make an unscheduled landing at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, at around 1:38 a.m. Local time on December 6.

    The Airbus A330, carrying 129 passengers and 14 crew members, was en-route from Tel Aviv, Israel to Philadelphia when a foul odor started to sicken the passengers and crew members.

    Authorities said the pilot had to divert to Rome after 2 passengers and all 14 crew members suffered from red eyes and started vomiting midair. The plane landed uneventfully and all 16 of them were given medical treatment.

    According to the airline, “The aircraft is being evaluated by our maintenance team to determine what may have caused the odor.”

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    Alitalia Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Rome

    An Alitalia flight from Ancona had to make an emergency landing at Fiumicino airport in Rome, Italy, on November 5.

    The incident happened after the right engine of the ATR 72 twin turboprop aircraft was struck by lightning while passing through a severe storm.

    The plane landed uneventfully and all 51 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

    The aircraft was taken for examination.

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    Severe Turbulence Prompts EasyJet Flight to Make Emergency Landing

    easyjetEasyJet flight 8529, on its way from Gatwick to Naples, had to make an emergency landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, on September 1.

    The aircraft, with 154 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, was diverted after it experienced severe turbulence due to thunderstorms in Naples. According to some passengers, 3 stewards were injured as their heads hit the ceiling.

    The plane was able to make a safe emergency landing in Rome after which the passengers were transported to Naples by coach.

    According to the airline, “Unfortunately due to the turbulence one of our crew sustained an injury, and as such were met by paramedics upon arrival at Rome Fiumicino airport in line with our procedures…EasyJet would like to apologize to passengers for any inconvenience caused.”

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    Corsica Crash site of Lost Plane, Three Fatalities

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    A single engine plane en route from Calvi to Terni Italy crashed in the mountains of Cime de Muzzicone fifteen minutes after take-off.

    The three people aboard died on impact.

    Their bodies were found after a search in the area of Cime Muzella, where the single-engine aircraft disappeared from radar screens on Jule 12.

    The wreckage was found around 4000 ft, in the mountains after a search that was hampered by the same bad weather conditions that may have been responsible for the crash. The names of the fatalities have not been released.

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    3 Dead After a Seaplane Crashed in Como, Italy

    A small seaplane crashed and caught fire in the mountainous area near Premana, east of Como, Italy.

    The incident happened on June 9 after the plane took off from Lake Como with three persons aboard.

    All three people were killed in the incident. Their identities are not known at the moment.

    The crash happened at an inaccessible wooded area so the emergency crews had to reach there on foot.