Transavia flight HV-5666 had to make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on May 29th.
According to the airline, the plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Gran Canaria, Spain, was diverted due to ‘medical reasons’.
It is believed that the flight was diverted after a passenger’s body odor caused several other passengers around him to vomit and faint.
The plane landed safely.
Lufthansa flight LH-848 made an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 15th.
The Airbus A321-200, heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted after the crew reported an electrical smell onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 137 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline re-booked the passengers onto other flights.
EasyJet flight EZY5455 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, on April 11.
The plane was heading from London Gatwick Airport to Paphos, Cyprus, when the pilot reported smoky odor in the cockpit and declared emergency.
The Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing in Cologne. All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
Jet Airways flight 9W 354 had to make an emergency landing at Mumbai airport in India, on March 3rd.
According to the airline, “Jet Airways flight 9W 354 on landing in Mumbai reported a technical fault with the main landing gear.” It is believed that the plane’s main landing gear collapsed upon landing, also causing damage to the right wing.
All 127 people aboard the plane remained uninjured.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a field near Henstridge Airfield in Marnhull, Dorset County, England, on August 27th.
The TB10 Tobago carrying 4 people including the pilot had to be landed after its engine caught fire.
All 4 people onboard escaped safely.
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.
Transavia flight HV-6331 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Valencia, Spain, but had to turn back after a cockpit crew member became unwell.
The plane landed back safely.
