British Airways flight BA8703 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, United Kingdom, on June 17.
The plane was heading from Edinburgh to London City Airport when it had to divert to Manchester.
An airline spokesperson said, “We apologise to customers for the diversion of the BA8703 Edinburgh to London City service into Manchester… This was due to an engine bleed warning light that illuminated on the flight deck… Safety is always our first priority.”
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-3496 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on August 11th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Palma in Majorca, Spain, when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 197 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-891 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 7th.
The plane took off for Colombo, Sri Lanka, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cabin.
The Airbus A330-200 plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Nordic Regional Airlines flight AY-203 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on April 7th.
The plane took off for Kokkola, Finland, but had to turn back after the crew reported a gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An EasyJet flight made an emergency landing at Bristol Airport, England, on December 13th.
The plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Madrid, Spain, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Swiss Avro flight LX-2808 had to reject takeoff at Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland, on March 10.
The Airbus RJ-100 was about to take off for Geneva, Switzerland, when the control tower reported sparks coming from the left hand engine, causing the plane to return to the apron.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Air Canada flight AC-864 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, Longford, England, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Montreal, Canada, had an uneventful flight due to a missing outboard main wheel.
The plane landed safely.
All 294 people aboard remained unhurt.