Air Canada flight AC-8788 made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on December 3rd.
The plane heading from Montreal to Saint John, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2316 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on February 13th.
The plane took off for Luxembourg but had to turn back due to a fuel pressure problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-1476 had to return and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on July 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-296 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, was descending toward Lahore when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
On December 12, 2013, an Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 took off from Nanaimo Airport en route to Vancouver when the plane developed an engine fire.
Fire broke out over open water when the plane reached cruising altitude minutes after leaving the airport. Passengers reported hearing a loud bang, and on the side of the plane, they saw flames from the affected engine.
The pilot shut down the engine, and they made a safe landing. The crew also discovered an engine oil problem just prior to the fire.
This was the first emergency landing at the Nanaimo Airport, which was shut down for four hours after the incident. Emergency services responded to the scene. Passengers used stairs to exit.
Passengers spoke positively about the crew. No one was injured.
Forty-four passengers were aboard the Air India Express flight that made an emergency landing in Mumbai. The plane developed a “technical glitch” but landed safely.
The passengers were provided an alternative flight.
The Air India Express flight had been en route from Bahrain to Mangalore.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-273 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tokyo, Japan, on January 26th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Fukuoka, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
