Avianca flight AV-39 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cali, Colombia, but had to turn back after it ran into turbulence that cracked a cabin window.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Helvetic Airways flight LX-454 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on February 10th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with a fuel pump.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Qantas flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Hobart Airport in Tasmania, Australia, on the evening of December 9.
The Melbourne-bound Boeing 717 had to turn back, just 20 minutes after taking off, after a warning system indicated a technical issue with the aircraft.
The plane landed safely and was taken for examination.
The flight was able to depart again at 7:40 p.m.
This is the 4th emergency landing of a Qantas jet within 48 hours. The airline insisted that the incidents were un-related. According to Qantas chief Alan Joyce, “We have really high reliability. We have low levels of turnbacks compared to most of the world fleets.”
A British International Helicopter (BIH) Dauphin helicopter had to return and make an emergency landing at Newquay Cornwall Airport, United Kingdom, on December 15.
Authorities said the Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin, based in HMS Drake, Devonport, had to declare an emergency after it developed an engine issue.
According to an airport spokesperson, “We can confirm that an AS65 helicopter with two persons on board made a precautionary return to Cornwall Airport Newquay at approximately 0930 this morning having experienced an issue with one of its engines. The aircraft landed without problem.”
IndiGo flight 6E-452 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on October 8th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Ahmedabad, India, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to loss of oil pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Xtra Airways jet en route from from Alexandria, Louisiana to Mexico diverted to make an emergency landing
Where: Bush Intercontinental Airport
When: Thursday Morning
Who: 129 immigration prisoners
Why: When a fire was detected on board, the plane was diverted to Bush Intercontinental Airport. THe plane landed safely. There were no injuries.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-561 had to return and make an emergency landing at Haneda Airport, Ota, Tokyo, Japan, on May 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Kochi, Japan, had to return shortly after the crew detected problems with its cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully.
One passenger suffered ear injuries and was taken to hospital.
The incident remains under investigation.
