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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
Where: Guadeloupe
When: Mar 11th 2012
Who: 224
Why: While en route, a valve of the anti-ice system failed. Pilots diverted to Guadeloupe, where they stayed long enough to make repairs, before continuing on to Bogota less than four hours late.
A Russian plane had to make an emergency landing at Chelyabinsk Airport in Russia, on June 19.
The plane took off from Irkutsk, Siberia and was heading to Moscow when it had to land in Chelyabinsk due to a psychotic woman, who was singing songs and throwing water on the passengers.
The plane landed safely.
The woman, who is believed to have Russian and Israeli citizenship, was taken to a local psychiatric hospital.
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What: China Eastern Airlines Airbus A300-600 en route from Singapore to Shanghai
Where: Singapore, China
When: Sep 17 2010
Who: 229 passengers
Why: Just after taking off from Singapore, the airbusleft engine had an engine surge, made three banging noises, shot flames and sent the odor of burning into the cabin. A passenger reported seeing the left wing afire.
The flight crew shut down the affected engine, and returned to Singapore where they made a safe landing. Passengers were booked on alternative flights.
Lufthansa flight LH-440 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.
The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-289 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Houston, Texas, on February 18th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Belize to Denver, Colorado, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong encountered turbulence just prior to landing.
The turbulence caused disruption in the plane as things flew about. The seatbelt light was reported to be on.
Of the 500 passengers and 26 crew, about forty people were injured and hospitalized. The flight landed with emergency services on standby.
