Air New Zealand flight NZ-5255 made an emergency landing at Palmerston North Airport, New Zealand, on November 29th.
The plane heading from Tauranga to Wellington, New Zealand, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-3944 had to return and make an emergency landing at Poznan-Lawica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, Poznan, Poland, on December 31.
The De Havilland Dash 8-400, flying from Poznan, to Warsaw, Poland, was mid-air when it encountered some problem with its air conditioning systems, causing it to return.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers on board remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-428 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 5th.
The plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 138 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1878 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ushuaia, Argentina, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
CityJet flight WX-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The plane took off for London, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a low oil pressure indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Laudamotion flight OE-3160 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a suspected bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jin Air flight LJ-211 made an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on June 13th.
The plane, flying from Seoul, South Korea, declared emergency due to a hydraulic failure that affected normal gear extension.
The plane landed safely. There were 165 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
