Thai Airways flight TG-676 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 19th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air India flight AI 102 had to make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on January 12.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from New York, had to make a precautionary landing after the crew noticed low pressure in one of its tyres.
The plane landed safely.
All 325 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA-2116 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on February 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev Tu-204-300
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Contact photographer Maksimov Maxim
What: Vladivostok Avia Tu-204 en route from Moscow to Blagoveshchensk
Where: Yekaterinburg
When: June 20, 2010
Who: 116 passengers (11 children)
Why: While en route, an engine malfunctioned and the flight had to divert from Blagoveshchensk to Yekaterinburg. A replacement jet was provided which is scheduled to take off at 7:30 Yekaterinburg time
Turkish Airlines flight TK34 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 24.
It is believed that the Boeing 777, heading from Houston, Texas, to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted after the crew found a note that had ‘bomb’ written on it.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 209 passengers remained unharmed.
What: GoAir Airbus A-320 flight from Mumbai–a new plane delivered in November 2007
Where: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
When: Thursday evening at 1648 hours (around 5 pm.)
Who: Undetermined number of passengers on board. (From 114 to 223 passengers were reported to us.)
Why: After Air Traffic Control visually verified the nosewheel was stuck, the Airbus landed safely. There was significant drama on board, however, as passengers in the front eleven rows of the plane were directed to move toward the back prior to the landing. Credit for the safe landing was given to Captain Hardeep Singh. All air traffic was put on hold untill the Airbus plane had made a safe landing.
Contact photographer Wim Callaert
What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330-200, en route from Glasgow,SC (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey)
Where: Manchester
When: May 3rd 2009
Who: 322 passengers and 11 crew
Why: Over Glasgow, the left hand engine apparently ingested a bird; subsequently, the plane suffered failure of the left hand engine while departing (climbing over) Glasgow, then suffered slat failure. The crew was able to shut down the engine and land in Manchester
