Malaysia Airlines flight MH-724 made an emergency landing in Jambi, Indonesia, on February 25th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a low fuel indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-671 made an emergency landing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, on February 16th.
The plane heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to McCarran International Airport, Nevada, was diverted as it needed refueling due to weather-related delays at the destination airport.
The plane landed safely and departed for McCarran International Airport shortly afterwards.
American Airlines flight AA-5562 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on January 4th.
The plane heading from Birmingham, Alabama, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a fuel balance issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-839 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on October 4th.
The plane was flying from Los Angeles, California, when the crew noticed that the plane was low on fuel and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-43 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on September 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from San Jose, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted due to a fuel distribution problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-515 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with an engine fuel control computer.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-five passengers remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-94 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on August 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to issues with navigation display and a possible fuel leak.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Airlines flight CI-170 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on July 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was originally scheduled to land in Toyama, Japan. However, despite multiple attempts, the crew could not land in Toyama due to unstable air currents.
The crew subsequently diverted to Nagoya and made an emergency landing due to shortage of fuel.
All one hundred and fifty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-471 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Dallas, Texas, to Kansas City, Missouri, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-two people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2273 made an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted after the crew noticed a fuel imbalance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
US-Bangla flight BS-315 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a fuel filter bypass indication.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and sixty-four people 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.
Air India flight AI-436 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Jaipur, India, on February 6th.
The plane flying from Bhopal to Delhi, India, was diverted due to poor weather conditions in Delhi. However, as the plane approached Jaipur, the crew requested a priority landing reporting low fuel indications.
The plane landed safely. All 122 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
A Piper Cherokee PA-28 plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 95 in Vero Beach, Florida, on January 30th.
The pilot said he was forced to land in emergency due to fuel exhaustion. The plane was flying from St. Lucie County International Airport at the time.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
The incident is under investigation.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6176 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 26th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when the crew declared an emergency due to a rapid loss of fuel and a fire warning.
The plane landed safely. All 65 people aboard remained unharmed.
A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing at Kirtland Central High School, in Kirtland, New Mexico, on January 12th.
The chopper was transporting a patient from Kayenta Health Center in Kayenta, Arizona, when the pilot received a low fuel indication and decided to make an emergency landing.
The helicopter landed safely. The patient was taken to hospital in an ambulance.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-213 had to divert for an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on January 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Long Beach, California, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
VivaColombia flight FC-8170 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Medellin, Colombia, on November 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Bogota to San Andres Island, Colombia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-1011, carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on November 27th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Budapest, Hungary, was diverted after the crew received a low fuel pressure indication for an engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 99 passengers and 29 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A small plane had to divert and make an emergency landing on Interstate 20 in Covington, Newton County, Georgia, on September 10th.
The Cessna 172 flying from Valdosta to Monroe, Georgia, ran out of gas when the pilot decided to make emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. The pilot remained unharmed.
Air Algerie flight AH-1020 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Algiers International Airport, Algiers, Algeria, on August 6th.
The Boeing 737-600 en-route to Marseille, France, had to return shortly after the crew detected a contaminated fuel filter, reporting they had to shut down its engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 97 people onboard remained unharmed.
Air Berlin flight AB-6048 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Cologne, Germany, on July 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Munich to Dusseldorf, Germany was mid-air when the crew announced an unreliable fuel quantity indication.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-929 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, heading from London, United Kingdom, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to a possible fuel issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 119 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-96 had to divert and make unscheduled landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on May 25th.
The plane, heading from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after the crew reported a fuel contamination issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Aeroflot flight SU-2342 made an emergency landing in Kaliningrad, Russia, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Moscow, Russia, to Hanover, Germany, was diverted after a passenger observed fuel leaking from a wing.
The plane landed safely. There were 154 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
