Qantas flight QF-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke emanating from a forward galley oven.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-9062 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on October 11th.
The plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a smell of burning rubber.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-3980 had to return and make an emergency landing in Evansville, Indiana, on July 13th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
KLM flight KL-565 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 16th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Nairobi, Kenya, but had to turn back after a loose part was observed on a wing.
The plane landed back safely. All 376 people aboard remained unharmed.
A Cessna aircraft made an emergency landing in a field near Sherburn, Elmet in North Yorkshire, England, at about 11:45 a.m. on September 21.
The plane, carrying 2 people, departed from Sherburn Airfield for a flying lesson and was on its way back when its engine failed.
The instructor then safely landed it in a field and both people aboard remained uninjured.
A Sherburn Airfield spokesperson admired the instructor’s skills and said that he made a ‘textbook emergency landing.’
Air India flight AI-849 made a safe emergency landing at Pune Airport, Maharashtra, India, on May 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Delhi, India, had landed safely but it over-ran the end of runway.
The passengers were evacuated via slides.
All 152 people aboard remained safe.
