Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-19 made an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport, California, on May 7th.
The plane took off for Honolulu, Hawaii, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird hit its right hand engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 269 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-947 made a safe emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on December 6.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Tampa, Florida, was about to land when the crew had to shut its engine down.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Eurowings flight EW-152 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, Orly, France, on March 25.
The Boeing 767-300, flying from Cologne, Germany to Bridgetown, Barbados, was mid-air above France when the crew reported a technical problem with the APU (Auxiliary Power Units), prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained safe.
Air France flight AF-457 made an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to issues with the speed indicators, autopilot and auto thrust.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-18 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 30th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to an issue with the left engine’s fuel control system.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty passengers and twelve crew members remained unharmed.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB654 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, London, at around 11:30 A.M. on October 18.
The Airbus A321, flying to Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport, Spain, had to return due to a technical issue. According to the passengers, a piece of the wing was seen hanging off.
The plane landed safely.
All 154 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
