Taban Air flight HH-6295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on December 31st.
The plane took off for Shiraz, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a mechanical problem with one of the engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 130 people aboard remained safe.
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on August 8th.
The plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Paris, France, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Merpati Nusantara Fokker 100 en route from from Sampit to Surabaya
Where: Sampit
When: Feb 12th 2011
Why: Not long after takeoff from Sampit, an engine developed problems and had to be shut down.
The flight landed safely at Sampit. No injuries reported.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 13th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Bangalore, India, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All 156 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
An Air Arabia flight made an emergency landing at Coimbatore International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, on October 9.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Sharjah, UAE to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Thiruvananthapuram.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane was able to continue its journey after some time.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-716 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, India, on October 6th.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted after a passenger started experiencing chest pain and breathlessness.
The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to hospital.
PAL Philippine Airlines flight PR-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Manila, Philippines, had to return after the captain failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 220 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
