Emirates Airlines flight EK-612 made a safe landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan, on September 9.
The Boeing 777-300, flying from Dubai to Islamabad was struck by a bird while it was about to land.
The aircraft sustained significant damage and could not depart for the return flight EK-613.
No injuries were reported.
Germanwings flight 4U-5331 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 8th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Rhodes, Greece, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted due to a faulty fan.
The plane landed safely. There were 144 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6073 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 18th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane heading from Toronto, Canada, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to indication of a hydraulic failure.
All four main tires burst as the plane landed in Louisville. All 77 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Transport International flight 8C-3750 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sacramento, California, on October 6th.
The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane took off for Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-1374 made a safe emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 25th.
The Boeing 737-700 heading from Bucharest, Romania, was on approach to Amsterdam’s runway when the crew reported a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-201 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30th.
The plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after it developed a double bleed air fault.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Xiamen Airlines flight MF-8411 made an emergency landing in Lhasa, China, on October 25th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane flying from Chongqing, China, was descending toward Lhasa when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and aborted the approach.
The plane subsequently landed at a higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
