A Bogota-bound Viva Colombia flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Matecana International Airport in Pereira, Western Colombia, on September 14.
The decision for emergency landing was made after a bird hit one of the turbines of the passenger plane during take-off.
The plane landed safely and none of 147 passengers aboard was hurt.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-241 had to divert and make an emergency landing at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, on January 2nd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Monrovia, Liberia, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke and a burning odor aboard.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Allegiant Airlines flight G4-1690 had to return and make an emergency landing in Punta Gorda, Florida, on November 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Indianapolis, Indiana, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Contact photographer Wim Callaert
What: Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330-200, en route from Glasgow,SC (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey)
Where: Manchester
When: May 3rd 2009
Who: 322 passengers and 11 crew
Why: Over Glasgow, the left hand engine apparently ingested a bird; subsequently, the plane suffered failure of the left hand engine while departing (climbing over) Glasgow, then suffered slat failure. The crew was able to shut down the engine and land in Manchester
JetBlue flight B6-1095 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but had to turn back after a foul odor was noticed on-board, causing passengers and crew members to feel sick.
The plane landed safely. Medical teams examined several passengers at the airport.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1019 had to make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, was descending toward Zurich when the crew noticed minor brakes issues and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All thirty-three passengers aboard remained safe.
Go Jet flight 3645, operated by United Airlines, had to make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on the afternoon of March 14.
The plane was flying from Grand Rapids, Michigan, when its front landing gear failed to deploy. The pilot then declared emergency and asked the passengers to brace for landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 37 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
The cause of incident is under investigation.