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What: Westjet Boeing 737-700 en route from Vancouver to Calgary
Where: Calgary
When: Mar 13th 2012
Who: 116 aboard
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence severe enough to convince the crew to adjust their route around it into Calgary.
A flight attendant who was seated during the turbulence was injured.
Air France flight AF054 had to make an emergency landing at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Canada, at around 4 p.m. on January 1, 2014.
The flight, en-route from Paris to Washington D.C., was diverted after smoke was detected in the business class cabin.
The Boeing 777-300, carrying 152 passengers and 17 crew members, landed safely and no one aboard was harmed.
The airline confirmed the incident saying that the emergency landing was due to a “minor technical problem”.
The plane was later able to resume the flight.
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What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Tromso to Longyearbyen
Where: Tromso
When: Apr 30th 2012
Who: 180 aboard
Why: On taking off from Tromso, the flight suffered a number of bird strikes. Pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing.
Passengers were able to leave within an hour and a half.
British Airways flight BA-196 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on November 13th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from Houston, Texas, when the crew requested emergency assistance due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-807 continued for a safe landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 19.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Bellingham, Washington to Hawaii, was mid-air above Pacific Ocean when a passenger’s iPhone emitted flame which turned into fire on the cabin floor.
The plane landed safely after 90 minutes.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is under investigation.
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What: United Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Houston to New York
Where: Lake Charles Regional Airport
When: June 12, 2012 9 pm
Who: 88 passengers 3 injured
Why: While flight attendants were about to serve drinks when the flight encountered severe turbulence that slammed them into the ceiling of the plane, then the floor.
Three members of the flight crew were injured during the flight, one of them seriously.
Pilots diverted to Lake Charles Regional Airport where the injured were taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
SunExpress Deutschland flight XG-4665 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on January 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Nuremberg, Germany, to Hurghada, Egypt, was diverted due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
