Yakutia Airlines flight R3-438 made an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on March 28th.
The plane was flying from Lensk, Russia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All thirty-eight passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-453 had to return and make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola, on November 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Namibe, Angola, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. Four passengers were injured; two of them were treated at the airport while the other two were taken to a hospital.
Angara Airlines flight IK-755 had to return and make an emergency landing at International Airport Irkutsk, Russia, on September 1st.
The Antonov AN-14 en-route to Novosibirsk, Russia, had to return after the crew received the signal of its forward cargo hold’s open door.
The plane landed safely.
All the 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
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What: Miniliner Fokker 27-500 (Dutch Air Cargo) en route from Madrid to Liege
Where: near Troyes France
When: Aug 13th 2009
Who: 2 crew
Why: While en route, the flight lost radio and transponder. The French Air Force provided two two Mirage F1 jets and a patrol reconnaissance to escort the plane to land safely in Chalons France.
An Alaskan Airlines de Havilland DH8 en route from San Jose to Boise Idaho developed a fire in the right engine and made an emergency landing when it returned to the San Jose airport.
Emergency services were on standby. None of the 47 passengers or six crew reported any injuries.
The odor of burned metal was in the cabin, but no fire was found. Passengers were provided alternatives.
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Air New Zealand flight NZ-5018 had to return and make an emergency landing in Napier, New Zealand, on June 22nd.
The plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after one of the engines surged.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Finnair flight AY-703 had to return and make an emergency landing at Helsinki Airport, Finland, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to return due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
