Delta Airlines flight DL-2129 made an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 1st.
The plane was flying from Rochester, New York, when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilots to accelerate the descent.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Passengers reported that the oxygen masks were deployed.
Republic Airways flight YX-4378 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, on May 24th.
The plane took off for Memphis, Tennessee, but had to return shortly afterwards after its left engine emitted flames following a loud bang.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that a bird strike caused the engine malfunction.
Thomas Cook flight MT-2152 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on April 9th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Paphos, Cyprus, had to return due to a hydraulic problem. The plane entered a hold to burn off the fuel before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight 669 had to return and make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on August 7.
The plane took off for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport but had to return shortly afterwards after fire was observed in its left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 142 people aboard remained unhurt.
According to airline spokesperson Josh Freed, the engine burned-off some residual fuel during take off but remained operational the whole time.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-301 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 28th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Dublin when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ibex Airlines flight FW-84 had to return and make an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on April 17th.
The plane that took off for Komatsu, Japan, had to turn back because of high winds. However, on its way back, it experienced loss of cabin pressure due to a fault in air conditioning system, thus prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely. None of the 40 people aboard were harmed.
British Airways flight BA-65 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on November 29th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Nairobi, Kenya, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
