Thai Lion Air flight SL-515 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on May 12th.
The plane took off for Bangkok, Thailand, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2515/NW-2515 from Oklahoma City,OK to Detroit,MI
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes later)
Who: 26 passengers on board
Why: When cabin pressure problems were indicated (possibly originating with the seal around the aircraft’s windshield) the plane had to proceed with an emergency landing at the Indianapolis airport, where the plane taxied to the gate and were able to disembark normally.
What: Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Northwest Airlines, flight 9E-2544/NW-2544 from Detroit,MI to St. Louis,MO
Where: Indianapolis
When: Tuesday (3 minutes earlier)
Who: 18 passengers on board
Why: Flight diverted when the window developed a crack
Jetstar Airways flight JQ-127 had to return and make an emergency landing at Adelaide International Airport, Adelaide, Australia, on December 11.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Bali, Indonesia, was above central Australia when some problem with the hydraulic system caused it to return and land.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt and were accommodated in other flights.
Jetstar flight JQ-12 made an emergency landing in Guam, on August 6th.
The plane flying from Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, to Coolangatta in Queensland, Australia, was diverted after the crew had to shut down one of the engines due to a low oil pressure indication.
The plane landed safely. All 320 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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Contact photographer Ignatiy Savranskiy
What: Wideroe de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8 en route from Florø to Bergen
Where: Bergen-Flesland Airport, Norway
When: Oct 18, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
Who: 17 aboard
Why: The pilot was en route to Bergen when smoke in the cockpit forced him to land immediately; but he called off the mayday because he felt in control of the situation.
Before landing, the pilot informed passengers.
The crew stayed aboard until passengers were evacuated. The evacuation was described as undramatic.
British 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.
Pictured: A Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-301
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Contact photographer Konstantin Tyurpeko
What: Vladivostok Avia Airbus A330-300 en route from Vladivostok to Moscow
Where: Khabarovsk
When: Dec 9th 2009
Who: 163 on board
Why: After take-off the gear retracted (but rec’d a gear disagree message that the gear would not retract.) The flight diverted to Khabarovsk and landed safely.
