Lufthansa flight LH-464 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, on January 20.
The plane took off for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, but had to return shortly afterwards after its landing gear failed to close.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Air India flight AI-314 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on July 5th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Kansai International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
An elderly Pakistani died aboard Karachi-bound Saudi Airlines flight 704 after leaving Jeddah on April 14.
The passenger appeared to be in serious condition so the captain requested permission for emergency landing at King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, for providing him medical assistance. But the man died before landing of the plane.
The deceased was accompanied by 10 relatives. All of them disembarked in Riyadh. The plane left for Karachi after a small delay.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing en route from Oakland to Reno
Where: Oakland
When: August 28, 2012
Who: 119 passengers
Why: Southwest Flight 2899 took off but moments later at about 9:30 a.m., a flight attendant smelled smoke.
Pilots diverted the flight back to Oakland and made a safe landing. Fire and rescue crews were on standby.
Blue Air flight 0B-3102 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cluj International Airport, Romania, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Tahiti flight VT-418 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raiatea Airport, French Polynesia, on July 24th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Bora Bora to Papeete in French Polynesia had to divert due to smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.
