Air Algerie flight AH-4062 had to reject takeoff from Algiers, Algeria, on September 16th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane slowed down safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight JJ-3484 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manaus, Brazil, on February 10th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Baltic flight BT-629 had to return for an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on September 25th.
The plane took off for Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Volotea Airlines flight V7-1230 had to make an emergency landing at Cagliari Elmas Airport in Italy, on October 22.
The plane was flying from Venice when a large seagull struck it, forcing the crew to declare emergency.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-471 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-2408 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 28th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back after the left engine ingested birds.
The plane landed back safely. All 176 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Etihad Airways flight EY-204 made a safe landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on July 31st.
The Airbus A340-600 flying from Abu Dhabi, UAE, got a number of its tyres burst during the roll out.
The plane was disabled after coming to a stop on the runway.
All 196 passengers and 13 crew members remained safe.
