United Airlines flight UA-6266 made an emergency landing in College Station, Texas, on December 21st.
The plane heading from Houston, Texas, to Boise, Idaho, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty people aboard remained safe.
Swiss International Air Lines flight EDW-405 made an emergency landing in Pristina, Kosovo, on October 3rd.
The plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
FlyDubai flight FZ-343 made a safe emergency landing at Faisalabad International Airport, Faisalabad, Pakistan, on July 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Dubai, UAE, was on approach to Faisalabad’s runway when a bird impacted its nose.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332/ER
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Contact photographer Josh May
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Rome
Where: near Halifax
When: Nov 15th 2009
Who: 72 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane encountered light turbulence. After changing flight levels several times and flickering of/on seat-belt signs, the crew requested a return to NY, suffering problems arising from only one operable altimeter. The crew managed to land the plane safely
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1883 made an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida, on February 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Orlando, Florida, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after a Lithium-Ion battery on-board caught fire.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 20th.
The plane was heading to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when the passenger oxygen masks deployed, prompting the crew to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK2 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada, on November 21.
Authorities said the plane, flying from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 256 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
No explosive material was found in the plane.