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    Flybe Plane Returns to Southampton Airport after Bird Strike

    flybeA Flybe flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Southampton airport, United Kingdom, on January 3.

    The Embraer E175 plane took off for Alicante, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird hit it, causing damage to the propeller.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All 83 passengers remained unharmed.

    The airline arranged an alternate plane for the passengers.

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    Air Canada Flight Diverts to Calgary due to Heavy Turbulence; 21 Passengers Hospitalised

    Air CanadaAir Canada flight AC88 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport in Canada, on December 30.

    The plane, heading from Shanghai, China, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured some of the passengers.

    The plane was carrying 332 passengers and 19 crew members at the time; 21 of them were taken to hospitals. According to the airline, eight of them were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries while the others were taken for observation.

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    Loganair Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Sumburgh Airport

    LoganairLoganair flight BE6780 had to make an emergency landing at Sumburgh airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on December 23.

    According to the airline, “Flight BE6780 carrying 46 passengers and three crew declared a mayday shortly before landing in Sumburgh last night… The captain received a fire caution indication from the port-side engine, which was shut down as is standard operating procedure… Passengers were briefed by the crew ahead of landing and the aircraft touched down safely.”

    All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

    The Saab 2000 was flying from Aberdeen at the time.

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    Porter Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Halifax

    porterPorter Airlines flight 265 had to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on December 11.

    The plane was flying from Ottawa when the pilot reported a hydraulic issue and requested an emergency landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 54 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

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    Air France Flight Diverts to Belfast International Airport

    Air FranceAn Air France flight, operated by Cityjet, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport, United Kingdom, on December 4.

    Authorities said the plane, en-route from Paris, France, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted due to Storm Desmond.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were over 50 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

    The airline arranged bus for the passengers.

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    American Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

    american airlinesAmerican Airlines flight 2777 made an emergency landing at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, South Carolina, on November 27.

    According to the airline, the plane was heading from Dallas to Columbia when it experienced mechanical issues and requested an emergency landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All 39 passengers and 3 crew members remained uninjured.

    The plane was being operated by ExpressJet Airlines.

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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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    AirBaltic Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Clear Air Turbulence Injures Three

    AirBalticAirBaltic flight BT-211 had to make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany on November 24.

    The Boeing 737-300, flying from Riga, Latvia, declared emergency after it encountered severe clear air turbulence that injured a flight attendant and two passengers.

    The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said one passenger was taken to hospital with a fractured leg while the other passenger and crew member were treated at the airport.

    The flight was carrying 59 passengers and 5 crew members at the time.

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    Magnicharters Airlines Jet Crash-Landed at Mexico City Airport

    MagnichartersA Magnicharters airlines jet crash-landed at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico, on November 26.

    The Boeing 737 plane was coming from the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun when its landing gear partially collapsed upon landing.

    There were 139 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured. Authorities said some of the passengers were treated for “nervous crisis.”

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    Southwest Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kansas City

    southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Airlines flight 5929 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kansas City International airport, Missouri, on November 22.

    The plane was heading from Indianapolis to Los Angeles when the crew reported suspicious and unruly behavior of three passengers and requested an emergency landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    The disruptive trio were taken for questioning while K-9 police dogs thoroughly searched the aircraft.

    Authorities said the search teams found nothing unusual and the flight resumed after a while. The three passengers were also booked on a later flight.

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    7 Killed as Helicopter Crashed into Glacier in New Zealand

    A helicopter crashed into the Fox Glacier in New Zealand on November 21.

    The authorities said the Eurocopter “Squirrel” helicopter, operated by Alpine Adventures, was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it went down.

    Everyone aboard was killed in the crash. The deceased include the pilot Mitch Gameren, 28, of New Zealand, four British tourists, two Australians and a New Zealander.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Spirit Airlines Jet Returns to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

    spiritSpirit Airlines Flight 596 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 19.

    According to the airline, “the flight crew decided to return to the gate because of a security issue on board.” It is believed that two passengers were overheard mentioning ‘bomb’ about 20 minutes after the plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    The plane landed uneventfully. The passengers who were heard talking about bomb were removed while the Bomb-sniffing dogs searched the aircraft.

    Authorities confirmed that no explosive were found.

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    American Airlines Plane Diverts to Kansas due to Disruptive Passenger

    American EagleAmerican Airlines flight 622 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita, Kansas, on November 3.

    The plane, en-route from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York, had to divert due to a disruptive passenger. Jason Baroletti, 38, was threatening to kill passengers when he was refused beer.

    The plane landed safely.

    All 126 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.

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    Cargo Plane Crash in South Sudan; 41 Killed

    A cargo plane crashed into a hill at the banks of White Nile River in Juba, South Sudan, on November 4.

    The Allied Services Limited Antonov AN-12B, was carrying 12 passengers and 5 crew members from Juba, to Paloich, at the time.

    Among the 12 passengers and 5 crew members aboard, only 2 people survived. According to the police, the crash took lives of 41 people, including the local residents.

    Preliminary investigations reveal the accident occurred due to over-load.

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    Southwest Plane Returns to LAX after Physical Altercation Between Passengers

    southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest flight 2010 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on October 18.

    According to the airline, the plane was heading to San Francisco when the the pilot declared emergency due to a physical altercation between two passengers. Some sources reported that a male passenger choked a female passenger after she reclined the seat in front of him.

    The plane landed safely. The male passenger was taken in by FBI agents for questioning.

    The airline arranged an alternate plane for the remaining 136 passengers.

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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.