KLM flight KL-1641 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 19th.
The plane took off for Florence, Italy, but had to turn back due to the failure of anti-ice systems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2666 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 24th.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-2116 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on February 23rd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-483 made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 en route from Hong Kong to Amsterdam
Where: Amsterdam
When: Jun 27th 2010, 6:35 am
Who: 377 passengers and 20 crew
Why: On landing in Amsterdam, one of the plane’s four engines developed a problem and was shut down. The flight made a safe landing in Amsterdam on three engines. A replacement engine was flown in to Amsterdam to repair the plane.
United Airlines flight UA-837 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 28th.
According to the airline, the plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a mechanical issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 202 passengers and 15 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A military aircraft made a safe emergency landing at L.F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda, on May 11 at 3pm.
The eye-witnesses said that the plane was extending and retracting its landing gear repeatedly.
A police spokesman confirmed the incident and said that all the emergency protocols were observed.
The causeway remained closed for traffic during the emergency landing. The aircraft was surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances as soon as it stopped on the runway.
The cause of incident is not yet known.
