A Vistara Airlines plane was hit by a bird while descending toward Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, on May 5th.
Authorities said the bird struck the nose of the plane that was performing flight UK-709 from New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 50 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight JJ-3264 had to reject take off from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Belo Horizonte, Brazil, when the crew rejected take off reporting an engine fire indication.
The plane was towed to the apron. All 131 passengers and 6 crew members remained uninjured.
WestJet flight 1402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on February 2nd.
The plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in the cabin and flight deck.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aurora flight HZ-5616/SU-5616 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vladivostok International Airport, Vladivostok, Russia, on December 28.
The Airbus A319-100 was en-route from Vladivostok, to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, when the crew noticed some problem with one of its board computers and decided to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 122 passengers onboard remained safe.
Germania Airlines flight ST-3356 made an emergency landing in Erfurt, Germany, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 119 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4047/AA-4047 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK, on July 19th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Pennsylvania had to return due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Ryanair flight FR-435 suffered a bird strike on approach to Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on November 23rd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Timisoara, Romania.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
