A Jet2 flight made an emergency landing at Santiago de Compostela Airport, Spain, on January 12th.
The plane heading from Tenerife, Spain, to Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, was diverted due to two unruly passengers.
The plane landed safely. The disruptive passengers were escorted out of the plane.
LATAM Chile flight LA-487 had to make an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on November 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to turn back after a hail strike caused the windshields to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Qantas flight QF-27 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on November 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Santiago, Chile, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM Brasil flight JJ-8050 made an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, to Santiago, Chile, was diverted after it encountered hail and turbulence.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight LA-841 had to return and make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on January 19th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Easter Island, Chile, but had to turn back due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-7660 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Curitiba, Brazil, on August 10th.
The plane heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Santiago, Chile, was diverted due to a smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight LR-624 had to return and make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on August 10th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lima, Peru, but had to turn back after an engine started emitting streaks of flames and loud bangs.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Sky Airline flight H2-142 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Viña del Mar Airport, Chile, on July 25th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Santiago to Antofagasta in Chile had to divert due to an issue with its landing gear and poor weather.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Aeromexico flight AM-11 had to return for an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on April 5th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back after cracks were noticed on captain’s windshield.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight LA-487 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on March 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue Airways flight 893 had to make an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on January 21st.
The plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Santiago, Dominican Republic, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The current state of things requires us to be vigilant anywhere we go these days. I have been thinking of a starting an ongoing conversation regarding safety. I am troubled by Esteban Santiago’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport attack on Friday afternoon. Any traveler who puts as many miles as I do on a plane is bound to be as troubled. We should try to find suggestions, and solutions, and speak out.
Here’s what I’m thinking: Federal laws allow you to check-in handguns, rifles and ammunition. I’ve been thinking there’s a literal bandaid that would help—a red banner or flag or something that sticks on the luggage that states LEGAL FIREARM INSIDE. As a consequence, if we see this banner on the carousel, we are informed. We know to be vigilant, without having to be vigilante.
If baggage claim areas have armed guards, that would be another step. They can’t do it all and it will take time to implement. My banner idea can be implemented immediately. If individuals are uncomfortable having such a banner, then they should rethink shipping their weapons out ahead of their travel as cargo or something.
What possible, realistic solutions do you have?
United Airlines flight UA-818 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on December 25th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-846 had to divert for an emergency landing in San Jose, Costa Rica, on November 25th.
The plane heading from Santiago, Chile, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A LATAM Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on November 10th.
The plane took off for Punta Arenas, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bomb threat. It is believed that a female passenger had informed the crew that there was a bomb onboard.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The woman was arrested while the authorities searched the plane.
Avianca Airlines flight AV-241 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on September 24th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of the engines ingested several birds.
The plane landed safely. All 118 people aboard remained unhurt.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1285 made a safe landing after a bird strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Santiago, Chile, when a bird hit and damaged its nose.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Laser Airlines flight QL-905 had to return and make an emergency landing at Santiago Marino Caribbean International Airport, Porlamar, Isla Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, on April 14th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-81, en-route to Caracas, Venezuela, had just climbed out of Santiago’s runway when the crew reported a right hand engine failure, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained safe.
A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. highway 27, just north of Interstate 75, in Weston, Broward County, Florida, on January 24.
The Cessna 172 was en-route from Palm Beach County to Key West when the pilot Arnaldo Santiago, of Palm Beach Gardens, noticed some issue in the plane and decided to land on the highway.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were three people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
