Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.
The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.
The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-379 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on April 12th.
The Boeing 777-300 was en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, when it had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported some technical issue with the in-flight entertainment system.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 269 passengers and 18 crew member onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8005 made a safe emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on June 26th.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, was about to reach its destination when the crew noticed an unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
SunExpress Deutschland flight XG-2830 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, on September 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Fuerteventura, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-two people aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-209 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on November 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-1551 made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on February 25th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off from Newark, New Jersey, but blew a tire during departure.
The crew decided to continue the flight and requested assistance at Portland Airport.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the gate. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 13th.
The plane had just departed for LaGuardia Airport, New York, when the crew suspected that one of the tires had blown during departure and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
