British Airways Flight 103 from London Heathrow airport, United Kingdom, to Calgary, Canada, had to return and make an emergency landing on the evening of August 12.
Smoke was discovered in the cockpit of the Boeing 767 while it was flying over Liverpool. The pilot requested an emergency landing which was immediately granted.
According to a British Airways spokesperson Michele Kropt, “It [the plane] landed safely and all passengers disembarked as normal.”
She confirmed that the engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of smoke.
Air India flight-9604 had to return and make an emergency landing at Bamrauli Airport in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on October 21st.
Delta Airlines flight DL-41 had to make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on October 1st.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) Airlines flight AB-6479 had to make an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on January 11th.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-271 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on October 29th.