Qantas flight QF-2164 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 19th.
The plane took off for Port Macquarie, Australia, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 5358 had to make an emergency landing at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), at about 10:20 p.m. on June 12.
Airport director Kelly Johnson confirmed that the flight, which departed for Atlanta at about 9:20 a.m., was forced to return and make an emergency landing, after which, the aircraft lost the directional steering of its nose wheel.
He further said that all 50 passengers and 3 crew members aboard the plane were unharmed.
After landing, the pilots learned that one of the tires was flat.
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on February 2nd.
The plane heading from from Riyadh to Jazan, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
A small plane crash-landed on the 405 freeway in Orange County, California, on June 30th.
Authorities said the pilot had declared an emergency shortly after departing from John Wayne airport, and was trying to return when the plane went down and caught fire.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were seriously injured.
No other injuries were reported.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-777 ran into severe turbulence while descending toward Sydney, Australia, on November 29th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Kunming, China, when it was hit by severe turbulence that injured 5 passengers and 2 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospital.
SunExpress Deutschland flight XG-995 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Hamburg, Germany, to Izmir, Turkey, was diverted after the crew received a smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF24 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, at around 5:45 a.m. on September
21.
The plane, en-route from Bangkok, Thailand to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after a 34-year-old drunk passenger repeatedly attempted to steal whisky and broke all 4 sets of plastic handcuffs aboard.
Several police officers were ready at the scene for arresting the passenger when the plane touched the runway.
According to the Australian Federal Police, “A 34-year-old man has been charged with behaving in an offensive and disorderly manner contrary to section 256AA of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and interfering with crew or aircraft contrary to section 24(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.”
Confirming the incident, the airline said, “Qantas has a zero tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour on our aircraft.”
