Mount Cook Airlines flight NZ-5184 had to return and make an emergency landing at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 11th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flying on behalf of ANZ Air New Zealand towards Palmerston North, New Zealand, had to return due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely.
All 56 people aboard remained safe.
A British Airways flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, on June 1st.
Authorities said a security alert was issued about the British Airways plane that was flying from London, United Kingdom.
An airline spokesperson said, “The aircraft has landed normally. Security checks will carried out as a precaution…We do not discuss details of operational security. The safety and security of our customers and crew is our number one priority.”
The plane was carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
FlexFlight flight W2-5650, operated by Budapest Air Service, returned to Savonlinna, Finland, on November 21st.
The plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All thirteen passengers aboard remained safe.
Swiss Global Air Lines flight LX-1248 made an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 7th.
The plane flying from Zurich, Switzerland, was on final approach to Stockholm when the crew reported an issue with the brakes and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-289 made an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 1st.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to issues with the weather radar.
The plane landed safely. There were two hundred and nineteen passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on January 23.
The Boeing 757-200 was en-route to Saipan when the crew decided to return due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 97 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-58 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on September 21st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
