Delta Airlines flight DL-603 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Salt Lake City, Utah, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Aeroflot Airbus A320-200 en route from Prague to Moscow
Where: Minsk
When: Sunday
Who: 120 passengers
Why: A false depressurization alarm (also reported as an indication of an open door) forced an emergency landing. Passengers were accommodated at a hotel until the replacement Tupolev 154 arrived.
Condor flight DE-1762 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on May 24th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Kavala, Greece, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
A Delhi-bound private plane carrying Congress president Sonia Gandhi had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kheria airport in Agra on April 8.
The incident happened when the plane was taking Sonia Gandhi back to New Delhi, after she addressed multiple election meeting in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the officials, the decision for diverting the plane was made because the weather in Delhi was not suitable for landing. Sonia Gandhi had to wait about an hour in the airport’s VIP lounge, before she could continue her flight back to the national capital.
Eastern Airways flight T34717 had to return and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom, on January 7.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The captain operating this afternoon’s T3 4717 flight from Aberdeen to Leeds Bradford made a precautionary return to Aberdeen, after receiving an abnormal right hand engine oil temperature indication during flight. The engine was not shutdown in flight.”
The Jetstream 41 plane landed uneventfully. None of the nine passengers and three crew were harmed.
A replacement aircraft was arranged for the passengers.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-735 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 22nd.
The plane heading from Peshawar, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-1416 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Belgrade, Serbia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang on the right-hand side.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
