KLM flight KL-685 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 7th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back due to suspected bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines OO-4281 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Buffalo, New York, on August 12th.
The plane heading from Detroit, Michigan, to Newburgh, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All forty-five passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
Condor flight DE-1581 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brindisi – Salento Airport, Brindisi, Italy, on July 7th.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route form Kerkyra, Greece to Frankfurt, Germany, was mid-air when the crew reported hydraulic failure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed successfully.
All 181 people onboard remained unharmed.
On May 21, 2013, a Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ took off at 6 a. m. from Katowice Poland and developed an engine problem. Pilots returned to Katowice and made a safe landing reportedly with an engine fire. The affected engine was shut down.
The plane landed at approximately 7 with about an hour spent in the air. All traffic throughout the airport was stopped at the time.
The fire brigade was ready and the medical responders were immediately on the scene but no injuries were reported. After the plane landed safely, the 63 passengers and four crew were evacuated.
Passengers were provided alternative flights.
Emirates flight EK-19 had to divert and land at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on March 26.
The Airbus A380-800, flying from Dubai, UAE to Manchester, England, was on approach to runway when the crew had to divert it to London after receiving a computer warning that the runway was too short.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-53 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Germany, on April 24th.
The Boeing 767-400, en-route from Zurich, Switzerland, to District of Columbia, USA, was mid-air above France when the crew detected retraction problem with its nose gear, prompting it to divert to Frankfurt.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Delta Airlines flight DL-326 made an emergency landing in Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 7th.
The plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Buffalo, New York, was diverted due to aircraft handling problems.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-passengers and five crew members remained safe.
