Air India Express flight IX-247 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on January 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-seven passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Delta airlines flight 284 had to make an unscheduled landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on the morning of March 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 777-200LR was diverted “in response to a customer medical situation on board”. The flight was heading from Narita International Airport, Japan, to Los Angeles at the time.
Delta confirmed in a statement, “The flight landed without incident and paramedics met the aircraft on arrival.”
The plane later took off again and landed in Los Angeles with a 2-hour delay.
Air Baltic flight BT-732 had to return and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 5th.
The plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF24 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, at around 5:45 a.m. on September
21.
The plane, en-route from Bangkok, Thailand to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after a 34-year-old drunk passenger repeatedly attempted to steal whisky and broke all 4 sets of plastic handcuffs aboard.
Several police officers were ready at the scene for arresting the passenger when the plane touched the runway.
According to the Australian Federal Police, “A 34-year-old man has been charged with behaving in an offensive and disorderly manner contrary to section 256AA of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and interfering with crew or aircraft contrary to section 24(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.”
Confirming the incident, the airline said, “Qantas has a zero tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour on our aircraft.”
Air Canada Rouge flight RV-1722 had to reject takeoff from Vancouver, Canada, on December 19th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Ixtapa, Mexico, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine problem.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-250 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on November 23rd.
The plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted due to a smoke indication for the aft cargo hold.
The plane landed safely. There were 214 passengers and 18 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
What: Moscow-based Red Wings Tu-204 airline en route from Perm in the Urals to Antalya Turkey
Where: Krasnodar airport
When: The plane landed at Krasnodar airport at 10:55 a.m. Moscow time (6:55 GMT) on Sunday, May 24
Who: 206 passengers and 11 crewmembers
Why: Problems were detected with the fuel system, necessitating a diversion to the Krasnodar airport
