Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-136 had to return and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on November 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane that took off for Las Palmas, Spain, blew a tire during take off, prompting the crew to turn back.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 185 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-121 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on November 11th.
The Airbus A321-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Germanwings flight 4U-2033 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bremen, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Stuttgart, Germany, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Thomas Cook flight MT-1033 made an emergency landing in Banjul, Gambia, on November 8th.
The plane had just departed for Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, when it encountered a flock of ducks. The birds impacted both engines and the landing gear, forcing the crew to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A LATAM Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on November 10th.
The plane took off for Punta Arenas, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bomb threat. It is believed that a female passenger had informed the crew that there was a bomb onboard.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The woman was arrested while the authorities searched the plane.
Tigerair flight TR-2905 had to return and make an emergency landing in Macau, on November 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the left engine started emitting sparks and causing cabin pressure issues.
The crew shut down the engine and turned back to Macau where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained safe.
Kulula Airlines flight MN-493 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lanseria, South Africa, on November 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine overheat indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight IB-3673 had to return and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after a ground observer reported seeing a jet of flame emitting from the left hand engine.
The crew subsequently declared an emergency and turned back toward Berlin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Braathens Regional Airways flight TF-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 7th.
The Stockholm-bound plane was accelerating and retracting the flaps when the crew decided to turn back due to unusual vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All 50 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-248 made an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on November 6th.
The plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. There were 416 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Tigerair flight TR-2067 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused the captain’s windshield to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 156 people aboard remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-295 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely. All 130 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-2533 made an emergency landing in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on November 3rd.
The plane took off for Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight RV-1856 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 2nd.
The plane took off for Montreal, Canada, but had to turn back due to an indication of failure of an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU).
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 126 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ366 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, on November 5th.
The Boeing 787 plane took off for Guangzhou, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 212 people aboard remained unharmed.
KLM Airlines flight KL-1681 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Barcelona, Spain, but had to return immediately afterwards due to an engine failure caused by multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-321 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on November 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Cairo when the crew received a brakes fault indication and prepared for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Jazz flight QK-8696 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on October 30th.
The plane took off for Sept Iles, Quebec, Canada, but had to turn back after the crew reported difficulties in flying left turns.
The plane safely landed back in Montreal. There were 27 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Avianca Airlines flight AV-8562 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on November 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Bucaramanga, Colombia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All 135 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3554 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on October 29th.
The Canadair CRJ-700 plane took off for Columbus, Ohio, but had to return shortly afterwards due to bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 27th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after flames were seen emitting from the left engine along with loud bangs.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
AeroUnion flight 6R-300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 27th.
The plane took off for Guadalajara, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported repeated surges in left engine along with streaks of flames and loud bangs.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-9397 had to return for an emergency landing in Everett, Washington, on October 25th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 17 had to make an emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on October 26th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after an indicator light went off.
The plane landed safely at Sea-Tac Airport where the fire trucks hosed down the brakes with water.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1447 had to return and make an emergency landing in Springfield, Missouri, on October 23rd.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after flames were seen emitting from the left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
