Caribbean Airlines flight BW-1541 made an emergency landing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on December 5th.
The plane was flying from Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, when the crew declared an emergency due to a fire indication for left engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
On May 21, 2013, a Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ took off at 6 a. m. from Katowice Poland and developed an engine problem. Pilots returned to Katowice and made a safe landing reportedly with an engine fire. The affected engine was shut down.
The plane landed at approximately 7 with about an hour spent in the air. All traffic throughout the airport was stopped at the time.
The fire brigade was ready and the medical responders were immediately on the scene but no injuries were reported. After the plane landed safely, the 63 passengers and four crew were evacuated.
Passengers were provided alternative flights.
Delta Airlines flight 1672 had to return and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on April 23.
The plane, carrying 174 passengers and 5 crew members, took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible fault in one of the two engines.
The plane landed safely and no one was harmed.
The aircraft was taken for examination.
An AirAsia plane made an emergency landing in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, on January 7.
Authorities said the plane, heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a medical emergency. It is believed that an elderly woman passenger suffered from severe chest pain mid air.
The plane landed safely. All 286 passengers remained unhurt.
The 71-year-old passenger was rushed to a hospital in Guindy, along with two attendants.
The flight resumed after half an hour.
Cayman Airways flight KX-792 had to return and make an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to issues with cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and twenty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
Republic Airlines flight UA-3358 made a safe emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on May 8th.
The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, was mid air when it encountered cabin pressure problem, prompting the plane to initiate an emergency descent.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
A Gulf Air flight had to make an emergency landing at Abu Dhabi airport, UAE, on the morning of March 2.
The flight, en-route from Kochi to Bahrain, was diverted after an 11-month-old child fell sick.
Medics were put on alert at the airport, however, the child had already died when the plane landed. Her body was shifted to Shaikh Khalifa Medical City.
The child, identified as Rishi Priya, of India, was travelling with her mother Aswani Binoy. Her relatives said she had mild fever when she boarded the plane.
