Aerotrans Cargo flight ATG-4428 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Germany, on February 15th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back after an unidentified loud bang was heard on-board.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Piedmont Airlines/US Airways de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Philadelphia to New Haven
Where: Islip
When: Jan 7th 2011
Who: 32 passengers, 3 crew
Why: While en route near Islap, the plane was struck by lightning. When the plane experienced electrical problems, the pilots decided to divert to Islap and landed within ten minutes. Local weather included snow and thunderstorms.
Alitalia flight AZ-1358 had to return for an emergency landing in Trieste, Italy, on September 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-7218 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on January 29th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Stockholm, Sweden, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an unidentified odor on board.
The plane landed back uneventfully.
Three passengers were taken to hospitals with respiratory problems while several others were treated at the airport.
United Parcel Service flight 213 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 25.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 plane, heading from Louisville, Kentucky to Cologne, Germany, was diverted after the pilots noticed issues with one of its three engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely. There were 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them was hurt.
The plane was taken for inspection.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-3688 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Hohhot Baita International Airport, Inner Mongolia, China, on July 4th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Beijing, to Guiyang, in China, had to divert due to some issue with on of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down mid-night.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Nelson flight NZ-8707 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palmerston, New Zealand, on June 29th.
The plane took off for Christchurch, New Zealand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.