Fedex Federal Express flight FX-130 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 28th.
The plane took off for Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Canada, but had to turn back after the crew reported an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight LA-487 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on March 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on March 27th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 241 passengers and 10 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-9 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Muscat, Oman, on March 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane en-route from Melbourne, Australia, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Dubai.
As the plane was on approach to Muscat, it was hit by a bird. The crew continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Hop! Airlines flight AF-7478 made an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, France, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Quimper, France, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a fuel metering issue.
The plane landed safely. All 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5390 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on March 23rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to turn back after the crew received a smoke detector indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-803 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to reports of a smoky odor in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All 148 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air Canada flight AC017 had to return and make an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on March 25th.
The plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 213 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air Arabia flight G9-532 made an emergency landing in Lucknow, India, on March 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-73 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 24th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due reports of fumes on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An American Eagle flight had to return for an emergency landing in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 24th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich International Airport, Germany, on March 24th.
The plane took off for Oslo, Norway, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the left hand engine.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2302 experienced severe turbulence near Denver, Colorado, on March 23rd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Vail, Colorado, when it was hit by turbulence that injured two flight attendants.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Regional Express Airlines flight ZL-821 had to return for an emergency landing in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, but had to turn back after its right hand engine failed.
The plane landed back safely. All 23 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-171 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Heathrow Airport, England, on March 22nd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Ahmedabad, India, was on approach to Heathrow Airport when a bird hit it, causing damage to the nose and weather radar system.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-65 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on March 22nd.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Montego Bay, Jamaica, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Airblue flight PA-872 had to reject take off from Multan, Pakistan, on March 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when one of the engines ingested a bird, forcing the crew to abort take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-779 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on March 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after the crew noticed an odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
British Airways flight BA-143 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on March 19th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was coming from Heathrow Airport, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to reports of smoke originating from the aft galley.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
It is believed that the smoke was caused by food burning inside an oven.
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Ethiopian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan, on March 18th.
The plane heading from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Beijing, China, was diverted after a mentally disabled patient attacked and injured his medical attendant.
The authorities said both passengers involved in the fight were Chinese nationals.
The plane landed safely.
Belavia Belarusian Airlines flight B2-945 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minsk, Belarus, on March 19th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for St. Petersburg, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
One year after Flydubai flight FZ-981 crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport, Russia, a monument to commemorate the victims was unveiled near the airport.
The plane was coming from Dubai on March 19th, 2016, when it crashed amid bad weather conditions, claiming the lives of 62 people.
The monument, named Interrupted Flight, has been designed by Rostov sculptor Anatolly Sknarin. It shows the names of the victims on a vertical stone slab.
Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov was quoted as saying, “A year has passed from that horrible tragedy. Today, we open a memorial. Let me express condolences to the relatives of the victims.”
Lufthansa flight LH-511D had to divert for an unscheduled landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on March 18th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane en-route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to an issue with the de-icing systems.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas, on March 18th.
The plane heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
“The flight was met by Emergency personnel, and initial reports do not indicate any injuries to Customers or Crew,” the airline said.
