Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-3818 made an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 21st.
The plane heading from Medina, Saudi Arabia, to Dhaka, Bangladesh, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
On approach to Jeddah, the crew received an unsafe gear indication and entered a hold. The plane subsequently landed without nose gear.
The plane was evacuated. One passenger sustained serious injuries during evacuation while fifty-two others received minor injuries.
Danish Air Transport flight DX-349 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on May 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, to Billund, Denmark, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-two passengers and six crew members remained safe.
Air India flight AI-662 made an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on May 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Goa, India, was descending toward Mumbai Airport when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All one hundred and forty-three passengers remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-569 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tamanrasset, Algeria, on May 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Lagos, Nigeria, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and four passengers remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-8262 made an emergency landing in Tauranga, New Zealand, on May 21st.
The plane flying from Wellington, New Zealand, was on approach to Tauranga when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and entered a hold.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All fifty passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-9653 overran the end of the runway on landing at Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra, India, on May 21st.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The plane came to stop on soft ground. No injuries were reported.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-621 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Auckland to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after it suffered a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Another Air New Zealand flight had also suffered a lightning strike around the same time. See: Air New Zealand Flight Diverts to Christchurch After Lightning Strike
Onur Air flight 8Q-877 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Volgograd, Russia, on May 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Antalya, Turkey, to Chelyabinsk, Russia, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty-six passengers eight crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-605 made an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Wellington to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-135 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 20th.
The Boeing 767-400 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ALROSA flight 6R-506 had to reject takeoff from Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mirny, Russia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine failure.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and fifty-six passengers remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1839 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to San Diego, California, was diverted after an unidentified odor was noticed in the aft cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-nine passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-2716 made an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-5913 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 19th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-8409 made an emergency landing at Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, on May 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Budapest, Hungary, was descending toward Orio al Serio International Airport when the crew reported that one of the engines was off.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Philippine Airlines flight PR-2687 made an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on May 19th.
The plane heading from Angeles to Busuanga, Philippines, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All fifty-five passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-163 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on May 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Astrakhan, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-685 had to reject takeoff from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, India, on May 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mumbai, India, when the crew noticed an engine issue and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-3773 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sibiu, Romania, on May 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Dortmund, Germany, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Eurowings EW-4387 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Thessaloniki, Greece, on May 17th.
The plane heading from Rhodes, Greece, to Salzburg, Austria, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Boeing 737-200 plane, performing flight CU-972 on behalf of Cubana de Aviacion, crashed in Havana, Cuba, on May 18th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana.
There were one hundred and five passengers and six crew members aboard at the time. Authorities said only three passengers survived and were shifted to hospitals in critical condition.
The flight was heading to Holguin, Cuba.
Ryanair flight FR-3883 had to reject takeoff from Malta International Airport, Malta, on May 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Luton Airport, England, when the crew received an aft door indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-466 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 17th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for San Diego, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed vibrations in one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-five passengers and thirteen crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-121 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Invercargill, New Zealand, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca Brazil flight O6-6376 had to return and make an emergency landing in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, on May 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Fortaleza, Brazil, but had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-one passengers remained unharmed.