Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-1414 had to return for an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on July 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Larnaca, Cyprus, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Barcelona to Santiago de Compostela
Where: Barcelona
When: May 28 2006
Who: 137 passengers 7 crew
Why: The airbus suffered wake turbulence causing the plane to roll to the right. The crew regained Santiagocontrol and continued to where they landed safely, although 4 passengers and 3 crew members were hurt.
The wake turbulence was caused by an A340 ten miles ahead.
Separation was met, and CIAIAC said weather was not a factor. The NTSB Report said probable case was due to In flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of loads beyond system design caused by first officer’s excessive rudder input.
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What: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 en route from London to Lagos Nigeria
Where: London
When: Oct 7 2010
Who: 263 passengers, 16 crew
Why: While en route, the flight incurred a technical emergency and returned to London where they made a safe landing.
Virgin Atlantic provided passengers telephone and meal vouchers and hotel accommodations. The flight proceeded as scheduled the next day.
Capital Airlines flight GT-1019 made an emergency landing in Jinan, China, on July 31st.
The plane was flying from Guilin, China, when the crew reported a problem with right engine and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-7021 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liverpool, England, on July 13th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Jersey, Channel Islands, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-3195 had to return and make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 15th.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tail strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Thomson Airways flight TOM2334 made an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus at 9:00 P.M. on July 8.
The Boeing 767-300, travelling from Manchester, UK, to Larnaca, Cyprus, had to declare an emergency after it experienced short-term air turbulence.
Among the 328 passengers and 10 crew members aboard, 4 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
