Wizz Air flight W6-2927 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Charleroi, Belgium, was diverted due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Batavia Air Airbus A320-200 en route from Makassar to Jayapura
Where: Jayapura
When: Feb 7th 2012
Who: 148 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On landing in Jayapura, the flight encountered a strong storm.
Landing in rain, the plane overran the runway but did stop on pavement. The plane was towed to the gate where passengers disembarked normally.
No passengers were injured. The plane did not end up mired in soft ground, but abrasions on the plane’s skin, and lights on the runway were reported as the extent of the damage.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation alleges that a flight attendant, onboard a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest Airlines, created a hoax that led to an emergency landing at Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, North Dakota, on September 9.
The documents submitted in the U.S. District Court in Bismarck allege that Justin Cox-Sever communicated false information about a suspicious package onboard and interfered with aircraft’s operation.
According to the FBI affidavit, Cox-Sever had confessed that he himself stuffed a bag with towels and later on reported it as suspicious.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA3 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 18.
According to an airline spokesperson, the plane was en-route to Honolulu when the crew noticed a cockpit indicator light that showed an open fuel jettison valve. The captain then declared an emergency and turned back towards LAX.
The A330 plane landed uneventfully. There were 290 passengers and 10 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
On landing, it was found that the valve was closed.
Air India flight AI-614 burst a tire on landing in Mumbai, India, on October 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Ahmedabad, India, when it blew a tire during landing.
There were 128 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Air China flight CA852, en route from London to Beijing, made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, UK, at around 3:20 p.m. on September 7.
The decision for emergency landing was made after the aircraft’s landing gear became jammed shortly after it took off at 1:30 p.m.
The Airbus landed safely after circling over Sussex for around 2 hours to shed extra fuel. No injuries were reported.
The runway at Gatwick airport remained closed for 20 minutes after the landing.
