EasyJet flight U2-7435 had to make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on July 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from London Southend Airport, England, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
GoAir flight G8-532 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on February 6th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Kolkata, India, but had to turn back due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vueling flight VY-2151 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on July 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Malaga, Spain, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained safe.
An Emirates plane had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Western Australia, on December 1st.
The A380 plane was en-route from Auckland, New Zealand, to Dubai, UAE, when a passenger went into labor. There were two doctors on-board who helped her through her contractions while the pilot diverted to Perth.
The passengers said the woman did not speak English and the doctors had to use Google translate to communicate with her.
The plane landed safely. The passenger was rushed to hospital where she gave birth to a baby girl.
The delayed flight reached Dubai the next day.
A helicopter carrying Indian Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had to return and make an emergency landing at Tezpur IAF airbase in Assam, India, on December 25.
The helicopter was en-route to Kokrajhar when it was forced to return due to a technical problem.
The chopper landed back uneventfully.
Singh resumed his journey in an alternate helicopter after some time.
Delta Airlines flight DL-589 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to an issue with the first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
China Airlines flight CI-113 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on August 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Hiroshima, Japan, to Taipei, Taiwan, was diverted due to problems with an engine generator.
The plane landed safely.
All one hundred and thirty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
