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Contact photographer Yash Rajgor
What: United Airlines B744 en route from Chicago to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 1st 2010
Who: 348 passengers,
Why: On landing, the left landing gear erupted in white smoke. Emergency services found no fire or damage.
IndiGo flight 6E-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Varanasi, India, on August 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kolkata to Jaipur, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Ronald J Stella
What: United Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Washington DC to San Francisco,CA
Where: CHANTILLY Virginia
When: Sep 14th 2011
Who: 179 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Before taking off, while still at the airport on ramp for departure, the plane developed immediate problems.
Smoke was reported coming from the right engine. Pilots stopped, the emergency slides were deployed, and passengers, three of whom were injured on the slides, evacuated from the plane.
Emergency services were on standby. On inspection, no fire was found.
Blue Air flight 0B-3102 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cluj International Airport, Romania, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Malindo Air flight OD206, heading from New Delhi, India to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, at 2:25 a.m. on November 3.
The authorities said the pilot decided to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport after a technical issue was discovered in the Boeing 737-900ER aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 121 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline said in a statement, “The passengers are being taken care of by Thai Lion Air and arrangements to put them on another flight to Kuala Lumpur at 3.45pm (4.45pm Malaysian time) are already under way.”
The aircraft was taken for examination.
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Contact photographer Vladimir Voronov
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Rome
Where: Halifax
When: Jun 10 2010
Who: 214 aboard
Why: While en route over the Atlantic, smoke was found on board. The flight diverted to Halifax where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided. There’s no indication (yet) as to the cause of the smoke.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Baltimore to Providence
Where: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
When: Jul 7th 2009
Who: 135 on board
Why: On takeoff, the plane flew into a flock of birds. About 40 small birds were found on the runway after the incident. The plane landed shortly after the bird strike. The plane was sent to be examined; and another plane was provided about 5 hours later to resume the flight.
George’s Point of View
The birds are at it again.
