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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.
A Sri Lankan Airlines plane en route from Colombo to Heathrow diverted to Stansted to make an emergency landing after two passengers endangered the plane. One of the passengers said “something” was in the luggage hold.
The 267 passengers and crew were uninjured. The two passengers were taken into custody. One is undergoing medical treatment in a hospital and one is at Harlow Police station.
The investigation is being handled as a criminal matter.
TAP Portugal flight TP-932 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Lisbon, Portugal, when the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Eastern Airways flight T34717 had to return and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on January 7.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The captain operating this afternoon’s T3 4717 flight from Aberdeen to Leeds Bradford made a precautionary return to Aberdeen, after receiving an abnormal right hand engine oil temperature indication during flight. The engine was not shutdown in flight.”
The Jetstream 41 plane landed uneventfully. None of the nine passengers and three crew were harmed.
A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.
TAM Linhas Aereas flight JJ-3517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on April 1st.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Salvador to Brasilia, was climbing out of runway when one of the plane’s engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 108 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
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What: Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria
Where: Iju neighborhood, Lagos
When: June 3, 2012
Who: 153 passengers
Why: Dana air stated that it is fully aware of the mandatory requirement by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), for interim benefits to be paid to the families of the victims within 30 days of the accident.
Although 68 families have completed their insurance compensation documentation, only nine families were given $30,000 each, having been the only ones to successfully run the legal gauntlet.
Beneficiaries said the interim payment fell short of their expectations.
Claim forms must be taken to Yomi Oshikoya & Co, for verification. Yomi Oshikoya & Co was appointed by the insurers in Lagos.
Dana Air attempted to distribute cheques as interim compensation to some individuals made homeless by the crash. Dana Air prepared N500, 000 for one of the victims, Mr. Daniel Omowunmi, N100, 000, each to two occupants of the boys’ quarters and N200, 000 each to six families in the block of flats. Full payment of the compensation by the insurance company is pending. The lawyer rejected the checks as inadequate and also not all of the victims were included.
It’s Lloyds of London.
British Airways flight BA-2605 made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on July 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Naples, Italy, when the crew noticed a hydraulic issue and requested to be towed off the runway.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.