Montenegro Airlines flight YM-311 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on April 16th.
The plane took off for Podgorica, Montenegro, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-707 had to make an emergency landing in Jeju Island, South Korea, on January 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Seoul, South Korea, to Angeles, Philippines, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 166 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-905 made an emergency landing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was descending toward Rio de Janeiro when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC-885 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on June 22nd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Montreal, Canada, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight 692 had to make an emergency landing at Bangor International Airport in Maine on June 15.
The Embraer 190 was en-route from Toronto to St. John’s, Newfoundland when the crew reported smoky odor in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The relatives of Germanwings flight 9525 crash victims have expressed “rage and despair”, after Lufthansa delayed return of the victims’ remains to Germany.
The plane, which crashed in France on March 24, was carrying 150 people, around half whom were German.
The airline had originally planned to bring the victim’s remains to Germany on June 9 and 10. However, on June 3, it sent an email to the families, informing them that the plan had been “temporarily interrupted” for an indefinite period.
Elmar Giemulla, an attorney representing several victims’ relatives, said “anger and despair are growing” among the families.
According to Germanwings spokesman Joachim Schoettes, errors in death certificates of victims forced the delay. “We’re working intensively on finding a solution as quickly as possible in the interests of the relatives,” he said.
Delta Airlines flight DL-97 had to return and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on July 11th.
The Boeing 757-200, en-route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had to return due to failure of its right hand engine.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
