British Airways flight BA-2552 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on July 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Heraklion, Greece, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Mount Cook Airlines flight NZ-5075 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on April 9th.
The plane heading from Auckland to Nelson, New Zealand, was diverted due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 64 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Nouvelair flight BJ-808 had to return and make an emergency landing in Monastir, Tunisia, on June 27th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Saint Petersburg, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty people aboard remained unharmed.
A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing near Interstate 20 and FM 126 in Merkel, Texas, at around 7:45 p.m. on November 11.
The pilot was forced to land in emergency after a bird hit the helicopter, which was transporting a patient from Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene to Lubbock Covenent Hospital, Lubbock at the time.
The Air Evac chopper landed safely. Authorities said that a flight nurse received minor injuries in the accident and was given medical assistance at the scene.
Another Air Evac helicopter was sent from Eastland to resume the flight. The patient had to face a delay of about 1 hour.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-2909 had to return and make an emergency landing in Izmir, Turkey, on February 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Istanbul, Turkey, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
JetBlue flight B6-897 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on April 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Boston, Massachusetts, to Liberia, Costa Rica, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1175 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 13th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from San Francisco, California, when a piece of the cowling separated from the right-hand engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.