Malaysia Airlines flight MH-1 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on October 20th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a water supply problem in the lavatories.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Alaska Airlines flight 17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on October 12,
The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew reported smoke coming out of a credit card reader. According to airline spokesperson Halley Knigge, apparently the smoke was caused due to a melting battery. “The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to stop the device from smoking while the captain made flight emergency arrangements,” she said.
The plane landed safely. There were 181 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama, on April 7th.
The pilot of the small seaplane said he was doing some survey work for a proposed water pipeline when the aircraft’s battery failed, forcing him to make an emergency landing.
Both occupants of the plane, including the pilot Peter Serodino, of Chattanooga, and his only passenger, remained unharmed.
The plane was towed to a nearby marina.
JetBlue flight B6-2802 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on July 11th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Buffalo, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
What: Continental Airlines
Where: Nicaragua Airport
When: Friday
Who: 150 passengers
Why: After citing “mechanic failures in the undercarriage” the plane circled to burn off fuel and made an emergency landing.
Delta Airlines flight DL-445 made an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on March 3rd.
The Boeing 767-400 plane heading from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, Italy, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with one of the navigation systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
ExpressJet flight EV-4121/UA-4121 had to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada, on January 19.
The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, had to be landed in emergency due to flaps failure.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
