The plane took off for Nagoya, Japan, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.

The plane landed back safely. All sixty-four people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 747-800 freighter plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.

The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Seoul, South Korea, was descending toward Tokyo when the crew declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication.

The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and eighty-nine people aboard remained safe.

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The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cabin pressure problem.

The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-eight passengers aboard remained safe.

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The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.

The plane landed uneventfully. All three hundred and thirty passengers aboard remained safe.

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The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Nadi, Fiji, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 115 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Singapore to Seoul, South Korea, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.

The plane landed safely. All 285 passengers aboard remained unharmed.

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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.

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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