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Monday 4 December 2023 Dublin: 4°C

# Emergency Landing

This year
2023
Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board makes emergency landing in field
Ural Airlines’ director general said the pilots realised they did not have enough fuel to get to an airport and decided to land in a field instead.
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Sep 12th 2023, 5:57 PM
All time
Two separate transatlantic flights made emergency stops in Ireland today
One of the planes had engine problems over the Atlantic, while the other had a sick passenger on board
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Nov 19th 2021, 5:47 PM
Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver
Flight 328 was travelling from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred.
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Feb 21st 2021, 10:50 AM
Private jet owned by businessman JP McManus makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport
There were five people on board the Gulfstream G650 jet including, it’s understood, McManus himself.
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Jul 8th 2019, 9:19 AM
Plane makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport as passenger suffers suspected heart attack
United Airlines flight UA-70 was travelling from New York to Amsterdam at the time.
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Jun 20th 2019, 1:43 PM
Pilot lands Myanmar plane safely without front wheels
The 82 passengers and 7 crew members were declared safe.
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May 12th 2019, 4:02 PM
Boeing 737 MAX makes emergency landing in Florida after engine problem
The Federal Aviation Agency is investigating the incident.
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Mar 27th 2019, 7:24 AM
Five people taken to hospital after flight diverts to Shannon over reports of smoke in cockpit
The flight was travelling from Germany to Mexico with 337 passengers and crew on board.
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Feb 6th 2019, 10:41 PM
Drunk passenger tries to divert Russian plane to Afghanistan forcing emergency landing
He said he wanted to go to Afghanistan.
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Jan 23rd 2019, 7:55 AM
Rescue 116 called to assist Norwegian plane land at Dublin Airport
The aircraft’s crew reported a technical issue on its approach to Dublin this afternoon.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 5:33 PM
Transatlantic jet makes emergency landing in Dublin due to engine fire warning
It’s now understood the a mechanical issue caused the alarm to go off.
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Sep 26th 2018, 2:57 PM
Hospitalised Ryanair passengers complete overnight coach trip to their destination
The Dublin-Croatia flight landed in Germany on Friday after the cabin depressurised.
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Jul 15th 2018, 12:45 PM
So, what happens when you're blamed for forcing a passenger plane to land?
An Ibiza-bound Ryanair flight from Dublin was forced to divert to Paris on Saturday morning.
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Jun 19th 2018, 6:00 AM
Co-pilot partly sucked out of plane as cockpit window breaks at 32,000 feet
The Sichuan Airlines plane carrying 128 people was diverted and made an emergency landing.
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May 15th 2018, 7:16 AM
Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Dublin due to crack in windscreen
Lufthansa flight LH-978 was en route to Dublin from Frankfurt when the crew declared an emergency.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 1:43 PM
Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to LA makes emergency landing after fault detected
The flight landed safely at Shannon Airport after almost an hour of flying.
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Dec 28th 2017, 5:24 PM
Plane forced into emergency landing at Belfast Airport due to faulty nose gear
The flight, which was heading to Inverness, officially declared an emergency at 12.36pm.
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Nov 10th 2017, 4:06 PM
Private jet flies low over Shannon for 'visual check' before emergency landing
The Gulfstream 5 jet flew low over the runway so that fire crews could check the landing gear.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 7:57 AM
Man dies after emergency landing at Shannon Airport
The man was reportedly travelling under medical supervision.
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Jan 2nd 2017, 5:16 PM
Flight diverted to Shannon over medical emergency... for fourth time in a week
An elderly lady who was travelling with family was found to be unresponsive on board the Barbados-bound flight.
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Dec 31st 2016, 1:48 PM
Two emergency landings in 12 hours at Shannon Airport
The two emergency landings involved a technical fault and a medical emergency, according to the airport.
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Dec 2nd 2016, 2:11 PM
Emergency landing at Cork Airport after plane reports smoke in the cockpit
The Aer Lingus flight landed just after 10am.
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Aug 24th 2016, 10:25 AM
Thirteen skydivers parachute from burning plane after bird causes engine to go on fire
It’s reported that feathers from the birds were found embedded in the plane’s engine.
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Aug 9th 2016, 9:17 AM
'Abusive' passenger charged more than €9k after causing diversion to Shannon
She also received a lifetime ban.
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Jan 8th 2016, 3:29 PM
Morgan Freeman in emergency plane landing
Thankfully the actor escaped without injury.
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Dec 6th 2015, 10:00 AM
British Airways flight makes emergency landing after 'bomb threat'
The plane was bound for London, but was forced to land in Canada.
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Jul 29th 2015, 2:23 PM
Delta plane makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport
All 392 passengers and crew safely disembarked the aircraft.
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Jul 3rd 2015, 4:52 PM
A Ryanair flight has diverted to Paris after a passenger was taken ill
The flight, bound for Alicante, originated in Germany.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 10:55 AM
Plane forced to make emergency landing on Australian highway
No one was injured in the incident.
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May 6th 2015, 3:45 PM
Plane makes emergency landing after wheel part falls off
The Israeli passenger plane en route to Prague was forced to turn back.
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Apr 21st 2015, 12:08 PM
Plane makes emergency landing in Casablanca after 'bomb' note discovered
The note warned there was a bomb in one of the toilets but the plane has now landed safely.
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Mar 30th 2015, 2:59 PM
Passenger flight makes emergency landing after 'engine shuts down'
It reportedly had 78 passengers on board.
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Mar 25th 2015, 9:28 AM
A plane was forced to land because of a 'smelly poo' in the toilet
The HORROR.
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Mar 18th 2015, 8:40 AM
Plane makes emergency landing at UK airport after engine catches fire
The fire service said the incident had the potential to be very serious.
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Jan 2nd 2015, 11:19 AM
Plane makes emergency landing in Belfast after engine catches fire
No passengers were injured.
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Dec 17th 2014, 7:26 AM
Plane's evacuation slide accidentally inflates in mid-flight... inside the cabin
“I thought to myself, ‘I hope there’s nobody in the restroom.’”
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Jun 30th 2014, 6:00 PM
Cork Airport emergency landing caused by faulty instrument in the cockpit
The pilot declared an emergency soon after the plane left Belfast and diverted to Cork.
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Jun 25th 2014, 11:45 AM
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Everyone’s been talking about an emergency landing, a missing woman and a motor rally tragedy.
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Jun 1st 2014, 8:30 PM
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Dublin
The flight, which was headed to Washington from Manchester, landed safely with 155 passengers on board.
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Jun 1st 2014, 8:00 PM
US Airways flight makes emergency landing at Dublin Airport
The plane was forced to turn back shortly after taking off from the airport.
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Jan 10th 2014, 4:22 PM
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