Lufthansa flight LH-278 had to return for an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Milan Linate Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirteen passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on December 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a landing gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312ER en route from Manchester to München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Germany
Where: Germany
When: Nov 3, 2011 at 12:14
Who: 158 passengers
Why: Although there were problems presented to ATC in advance, on landing in Munich, the Singapore Airlines Boeing suffered a runway excursion, when it veered right on landing. Landing occurred with reduced visibility and low cloud cover. All three gear were off the runway when the plane stopped. Passengers evacuated with no injuries via stairs brought to the jet.
The three year old jet has General Electric GE90 engines and appears to have suffered no obvious damage.
United Airlines flight UA-828 had to return and make an emergency landing in Guam, on November 27th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
UPS flight 5X-15 made an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on March 8th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Bangkok, Thailand, was descending toward Mumbai when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane burst a tire during landing and became disabled on the runway.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-486 made an emergency landing at George Best Belfast City Airport, Northern Ireland, on January 14th.
The plane flying from Manchester, England, was descending toward Belfast when the crew reported an issue with an aft door.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
