Iberia Airline flight IB-6025 had to return and make an emergency landing at Madrid Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain, on December 16.
The Airbus A340-300, flying from Madrid, Spain, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, had to return due to an engine problem. The crew decided to shut down an engine mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-3980 had to return and make an emergency landing in Evansville, Indiana, on July 13th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Virgin America flight VX-865 had to return and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on May 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 136 people aboard remained safe.
Czech Airlines flight OK-508 had to return and make an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 18th.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back due to navigation problems.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 4071 made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 14th.
The plane, en-route from New York’s Laguardia Airport to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in its windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 57 people aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-929 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, heading from London, United Kingdom, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to a possible fuel issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 119 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-881 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bermuda, on August 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Hewanorra International Airport, Saint Lucia, was diverted after the crew received a smoke indication in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and two people aboard remained unharmed.
