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    KLM Cityhopper Flight Returns to Amsterdam

    KLM CityhopperKLM Cityhopper flight KL-1155 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 18th.

    The plane took off for Gothenburg, Sweden, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported light smoke on board.

    The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    British Airways Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Amsterdam

    British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-782 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 9th.

    The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew reported a problem with the Air Data and Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs).

    The plane landed safely. All 127 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.

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    Carpatair Plane Overruns Runway in Sweden

    CarpatairCarpatair flight 2N-4856 overran the runway after failing to stop before the end of the runway at Gallivare Airport, Gallivare, Sweden, on April 6th.

    The Fokker 100, flying from Arvidsjaur, Sweden, had landed on Gallivare’s runway when it could not stop and ended up with its nose gear on soft ground.

    The plane received minor damage.

    All 55 passengers onboard remained unharmed.

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    Norwegian Air Shuttle Plane Makes Emergency Landing due to Smoke in Cabin

    Norwegian AirNorwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-4464 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on March 27th.

    The plane, flying from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.

    The plane landed safely. All 161 people aboard remained unhurt.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Primera Air Nordic Plane Makes Emergency Landing in France

    Primera AirPrimera Air Nordic flight 6F644 had to make an emergency landing in Nantes, France, on February 28th.

    The airline said that the Boeing 737, en-route from Tenerife, Spain, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew heard unusual noise coming from one of the engines.

    The plane landed safely. All 169 passengers aboard remained unharmed.

    Some passengers reported that the plane’s engine was on fire.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Malmo Aviation Plane Returns to Germany due to Gear Problem

    Malmo Aviation flight TF-9887 had to return for a safe landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Cologne, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany on February 13.

    The Avro RJ-100, heading from Cologne to Malmo, Sweden, was mid-air when the crew reported some problem with its gear, causing it to return.

    The plane landed safely.

    All people aboard remained unhurt.

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    2 Feared Dead as Norwegian Postal Plane Crashes in Sweden

    A Norwegian postal plane crashed in a remote mountainous area near the Akkajaure reservoir in Lapland region of northern Sweden, on January 8.

    The Canadair CRJ 200 aircraft was carrying mail from Oslo to Tromso, Norway, when it went down. According to Daniel Lindblad, spokesman for the Swedish Maritime Administration, “They sent a very brief ‘mayday’ and then the plane disappeared from our radar. The weather conditions weren’t harsh.”

    There were two people aboard the plane, including the 42-year-old captain and a 34-year-old first officer; both of them are feared dead.

    The plane was being operated by West Atlantic.

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    Wizz Air Jet Diverts to Sweden after Passenger Tries to Kick Down Cockpit Door

    WizzAirWizz Air flight W63215 made an emergency landing in Malmo, Sweden, on November 3.

    Authorities said the pilot declared an emergency after an unruly passenger kicked the cockpit door and tried to open two emergency exits. The passengers wrestled him to the ground while the plane, en-route from Bucharest, Romania to Torp, Norway, was diverted to Sweden.

    The plane landed safely. The 43-year-old man was taken into custody.

    The plane took off again and reached its destination with a delay of 1.5 hours.

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    Russian Military Jet in ‘Near-Collision’ with SAS Passenger Plane

    SASOn December 12, an SAS flight taking off from Copenhagen, Denmark, had to change course in order to avoid a Russian military intelligence jet flying south of Sweden.

    The SAS flight, en-route to Poznan, Poland, was asked to change course due to a Russian military plane which was flying in the international airspace with its transponder turned-off.

    Regarding the incident as “serious, inappropriate and dangerous”, Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist said, “Flying without a transponder means that you can’t say where a plane is located…The risk of an accident is very high.”

    According to Nicolai Wammen, Denmark’s Defense minister, “It is dangerous and completely unnecessary that Russian military aircraft fly so close to civil air traffic in the Baltic Sea. The safety of passengers must always come first, and Russia must respect that.”

    Following the incident, Sweden and Denmark have summoned Russian ambassadors to register the complaint at official level.

    Spokesperson of Russian Defense ministry, Igor Konashenkov, has rejected the claims saying, “The flight was being made strictly in compliance with international airspace rules, not violating borders of other countries and at a safe distance from traffic routes of civilian aircraft.”