JetBlue flight 1146 had to make an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport, South Carolina, on November 21st.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, and was heading to Richmond, Virginia, when the crew noticed a mechanical issue and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4475 made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, on December 29th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to indication of a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy people aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-438 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a nose gear steering issue and went around.
The plane subsequently landed uneventfully and was towed to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
China Eastern flight MU-5577 made a safe emergency landing at Wenzhou Longwan International Airport, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, on March 20th.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Shanghai to Wenzhou, China, was about to land when the crew faced some visual difficulties disabling them to see the runway.
The plane received substantial damage to its landing gear and flaps after impacting treetops outside the airport perimeter.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
The incident remains under investigation.
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.
Shaheen Air flight NL-901 made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on June 10th.
Authorities said one of the tires had burst as the plane took off from Islamabad, Pakistan. The plane was bound for Manchester, United Kingdom, at the time.
The plane landed safely. All 150 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-158 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sacramento, California, on November 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
