British Airways flight BA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on January 15th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for New Orleans, Louisiana, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9824 had to return for an emergency landing at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, on February 26th.
The plane took off for Peshawar, Pakistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after a Pakistani passenger suffered a cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. Authorities said the passenger died on his way to the hospital.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-392 had to divert for an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Batumi, Georgia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Easyjet flight U2-7193 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on June 2nd.
The airline confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 plane, heading from Liverpool, England, to Faro, Portugal, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United Airlines flight UA-1551 made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, on February 25th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off from Newark, New Jersey, but blew a tire during departure.
The crew decided to continue the flight and requested assistance at Portland Airport.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the gate. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Flight 1703 had to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport in Florida, on May 4.
According to the airline, the Boeing 737 was en-route from Tampa to Detroit when a “performance issue” in one of its two engines forced the pilot to turn around.
The plane landed uneventfully all 177 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline provided a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
On March 11, 2013, an Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Edmonton to Toronto,ON was on approach when ATC informed the pilots to abort the landing. Ground radar indicated something moving on the runway. Pilots continued to make the landing, and ignored ATC.
Mechanics working on a Sunwing Boeing had left a van running and in gear, which subsequently rolled without a driver across the runway. At some point, the van impacted the Sunwing 737.
However, there are a lot of errors here that could have been disaster. We are glad no one was injured. Safety first, everyone!
That said, of course we are glad no one was injured.
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