A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Bangkok, Thailand, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
A medical helicopter crashed outside Comanche County Medical Hospital in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, on the morning of September 29th.
According to sources, the helicopter was attempting to make emergency landing due to some issue, when it lost control and crashed.
All four people onboard including the pilot remained unhurt.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
British Airways flight BA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 15th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for New Orleans, Louisiana, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Citywing flight en route from George Best Belfast City Airport in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to the Isle of Man had to return and make an emergency landing due to some technical issues.
The twin propeller aircraft landed without incident on June 6 and all five passengers and two crew members on-board, exited safely.
A spokesman of the Citywing said, “The flight experienced a potential technical issue and in line with safety procedures, the plane was returned to the airport quickly and safely.”
The passengers were booked onto the next flight to their destination.
A Blue Air flight made an emergency landing in Constanta, Romania, on January 20th.
The plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Bucharest, Romania, was diverted due to an issue with the wing flaps.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ425 made an emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, at around 3:55 p.m. on June 21.
The plane, en-route from Mumbai, India to Singapore, declared emergency after fire broke out in the cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully. According to Selangor Bomba operations Chief Mohd Sani Harul, “The fire had already been put out by the plane’s fire-fighting mechanism when it landed.”
The cause of fire is being investigated.
A small Cessna plane had to make an emergency landing at Brampton-Caledon Airport, Cheltenham, Ontario, Canada, on September 15th.
The plane carrying 2 people encountered issues with its landing gear and had to fly around for about an hour before landing.
The plane landed safely.
Both the men aboard remained unharmed.
