An Allegiant Air plane had to make an emergency landing at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, on July 20.
The plane took off from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida and was en-route to Memphis, Tennessee when a maintenance issue prompted the pilot to declare emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1686 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted after the crew noticed an odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-621 made an emergency landing in Fuzhou, China, on October 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Hangzhou to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A private Cessna airplane crashed on Friday, March 21 before noon, behind Lowes in Palatka, Florida.
The incident happened in Putnam County in between Gainesville and Jacksonville. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the possible cause of the crash.
The pilot, Richard Carrara, 73 and a passenger, Malcolm Clevenstine,, 71 were critically injured. They were taken to the nearby hospital. Malcolm Clevenstine, 71, died Friday at Shands Gainesville Hospital.
A United Airlines flight had to divert to Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, on the evening of June 20.
The plane was on its way from Rome, Italy to Chicago when a 42-year-old passenger Jeremiah Mathis Thede asked for nuts or crackers. Authorities said he was given some nuts but he kept-on demanding for more and showed an erratic behavior. The pilot became concerned due to situation and decided to make an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and all 282 passengers were flown to Chicago next day.
A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing at Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine, on July 11th.
The plane heading from Kiev, Ukraine, to Antalya, Turkey, was diverted due to a bird strike.
There were one hundred and seventy-four passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The flight was being operated by tour company JoinUp.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-736 had to return for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
