Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-9063 made an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 10th.
The plane heading from Florianopolis to Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont, Brazil, was diverted due to a brakes problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane dumped excess fuel before it landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-149 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 was flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew reported a nose wheel steering issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-854 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on December 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Wuhan, China, but had to turn back due to issues with the navigation systems.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-829 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on August 30th.
The plane took off for Mumbai, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to vibrations in left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 68 people 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.
A Wizz Air flight made an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on October 25th.
The plane heading from Kutaisi, Georgia, to Warsaw, Poland, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The bomb threat turned out to be a false alarm.
