Flybe flight BE-331 crash-landed at Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on November 10th.
The plane was heading from George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland, to Inverness, Scotland, when the crew diverted to Belfast International Airport due to a gear problem.
The plane landed without nose gear.
One passenger was injured and was taken to a hospital.
Cathay Pacific flight CX254 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 8th.
The plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after a passenger became sick.
The plane landed safely.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-3470 had to return and make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on May 31st.
The plane took off for Santa Barbara, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 70 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-1516 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liberia, Costa Rica, on April 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a ‘maintenance issue’.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight 206 had to make an emergency landing in Tallahassee, Florida, on November 20.
The plane was en-route from Atlanta to Tampa when it was diverted due to an electrical smell in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 143 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Morgan Freeman’s private jet crash-landed at Tunica Airport in Mississippi, on December 5.
Authorities said the plane, carrying the 78-year-old actor, ended up in a dirt field after landing.
According to Morgan, “I was on my plane on the way to Texas to shoot a segment for The Story of God. Sometimes things don’t go as planned and a tire blew on take-off which caused other problems. But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson, we landed safely without a scratch. I cannot say the same about my plane. I appreciate the concern and prayers for our safety.”
The plane was flying from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
GETJET Airlines flight GJT-101 made an emergency landing in Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 25th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Hurghada, Egypt, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of a landing gear problem.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and sixty people aboard remained unharmed.
