KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight KL-1395 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on December 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Saint Petersburg, Russia, had to return due to very loud noise on its flight deck.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Transavia flight HV-5561 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 27th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Katowice, Poland, but had to turn back after the crew noticed some noise originating from a seal.
The plane landed back safely.
American Airlines flight AA-2282 made an emergency landing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on May 29th.
The plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew heard some unusual noise from the cargo hold and suspected somebody might be stuck inside.
The plane landed back safely.
The airline said a mechanical issue was the cause of the noise in cargo hold.
El Al Israel Airlines flight LY-572 had to return for an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud noise in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-522 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on June 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Rostov to Saint Petersburg, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported strange unidentifiable noise in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-1215 had to return and make an emergency landing in Otopeni, Romania, on October 19th.
The plane took off for Rome Fiumicino airport, Italy, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a loud noise in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
WOW Air flight WW-117 made a safe landing at Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, on September 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Keflavik, Iceland, was about to land when a lot of noise was heard due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Jetblue flight B6-404 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on August 1.
The plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that one of the engines was emitting loud noise.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Primera Air Nordic flight 6F644 had to make an emergency landing in Nantes, France, on February 28th.
The airline said that the Boeing 737, en-route from Tenerife, Spain, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew heard unusual noise coming from one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 169 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Some passengers reported that the plane’s engine was on fire.
The incident is being investigated.
Air China flight CA-4414 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kunming, China, on February 26th.
The plane took off for Chengdu, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported unusual noises coming from a cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The cargo hold was thoroughly inspected but no indication of any movement or noise was found.
The plane was cleared to depart again.