Planes Collide at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Two planes collided at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada, on January 5th.
Authorities said a WestJet plane, inbound from Cancun, Mexico, was waiting to go to a gate when a Sunwing Airlines plane, moving back from a gate, struck it.
The Sunwing plane caught fire after the accident.
There were one hundred and sixty-eight passengers and six crew members aboard the WestJet plane at the time; all of them were safely evacuated via emergency slides.
Authorities said the Sunwing aircraft was empty at the time of accident; it was being towed by the ground handlers.
Transavia flight HV-5661 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 5th.
Lufthansa flight LH-1069 had to return and make an emergency landing in Nice, France, on January 5th.
American Airlines flight AA-2681 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 5th.
Aeroflot flight SU-1413 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 3rd.
Air Malta flight KM-352 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 3rd.
British Airways flight BA-738 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 2nd.
Delta Airlines flight DL-118 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 2nd.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-3710 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, on January 2nd.
Batik Air flight ID-6575 encountered turbulence on the way to Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 2nd.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-289 made an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 1st.
Southwest Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 1st.
EasyJet flight U2-6950 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, on January 1st.
Qantas flight QF-76 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 31st.
A Porter Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada, on January 1st.
IndiGo flight 6E-724 had to return and make an emergency landing in Goa, India, on December 31st.
United Airlines flight UA-1643 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hewanorra International Airport, Saint Lucia, on December 30th.
Cayman Airways flight KX-505 made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, on December 27th.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4475 made an emergency landing at Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, on December 29th.