Avianca Brazil flight O6-6065 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on November 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Sao Paulo–Congonhas Airport, Brazil, but had to turn back due to cabin pressure problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Emirates flight made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on December 22nd.
The plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Yangon, Myanmar, was diverted after a 5-year-old passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The child was taken to a hospital.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-879 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on September 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Vienna, Austria, to Shiraz, Iran, was diverted after smoke was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Taban Air flight HH-6295 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on December 31st.
The plane took off for Shiraz, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a mechanical problem with one of the engines and had to shut it down.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 130 people aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-332 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on September 10th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Beijing, China, but had to turn back due to issues with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Berlin flight AB-7391 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to San Francisco, California, diverted due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 184 people aboard remained unhurt.
United Airlines Flight 594 had to make two emergency landings at Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, on May 26.
The flight originated from Washington, D.C. and was heading to Denver, Colorado, when it was diverted to Kansas City due to weather radar issues aboard the Airbus A-320 aircraft. The plane landed safely and all 142 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The plane was taken for repair and was cleared to take off again around 3 hours later. However, it had to return and make another emergency landing due to hydraulic issues.
The aircraft was grounded while the airline provided meal and hotel vouchers to the passengers and accommodated them in other flights.
