Philippine Airlines flight PR-1857 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines, on March 19.
The Airbus A340, flying from Manila to Cebu, Philippines, had just climbed out of runway when the crew reported smoke indication in the cockpit, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 254 people aboard remained unhurt.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-927 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on December 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alitalia flight AZ-1358 had to return for an emergency landing in Trieste, Italy, on September 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-4833 had to return and make an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 18th.
The plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a pressurization issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A local MedView Airlines flight in Nigeria, set from Lagos to the capital city Abuja, had to return and make an emergency landing immediately after take off.
Initial reports reveal that Genga Daniel, former Ogun State governor, was also on board.
While the real reason behind emergency landing is still unclear, some passengers reported that just after the take off, the plane’s cabin got filled with smoke.
The passengers were safely evacuated through the emergency exit.
Twenty-one people aboard a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 survived the attempted landing 125 miles NW of Kathmandu.
Everyone aboard survived but everyone was injured. Five of the tourists were seriously injured.
On landing at Jomsom airport at 8:30 a.m., the brakes failed, and the plane skidded to the banks of the Kali Gandaki river. The wheel of the plane slipped off the runway and turned right. The front of the plane was wrecked and in the water. The back appears intact.
Eight passengers were Japanese, and on pilgrimage to Muktinath, a sacred Buddhist site at the foot of the Thorong La Himalayan mountain pass.
The rest of those aboard were Nepali.
An investigation is underway. The accident is currently being attributed to brake failure. Jomsom airport is known as one of the most dangerous on earth.
