Under FAA JAA IKO rulings, it is mandated that if and when an emergency is declared by an airborne plane, ATC immediately diverts all incoming traffic and gives priority to the emergency situation. Most, if not all, of the events we have described as emergency are official emergencies. However, sometimes they are incorrectly reported as emergencies by our sources, have been downgraded from official emergency status, or are believed to be emergencies by passengers in fear for their lives.
Loganair flight LM-438 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sumburgh Airport, Scotland, on October 19th.
The plane took off for Glasgow, Scotland, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Azores Airlines flight S4-321 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 19th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Ponta Delgada, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-465 made an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, on October 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Perth to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after the crew noticed an electrical odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1701 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on October 18th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was on final approach to Fort Lauderdale when the crew went around due to an unsafe gear.
The plane subsequently landed safely and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Copa Airlines flight CM-156 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 18th.
The plane heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Panama City, Panama, was diverted due to the autopilot failure.
The plane landed safely. All sixty-nine passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1322 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Columbus, Ohio, on October 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Dallas, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. It is believed that several passengers suffered nose and ear bleeds.
Air France flight AF-1605 made an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, on October 17th.
The plane heading from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a possible fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Oman Air flight WY-116 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 17th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Muscat, Oman, was diverted after the crew received a low engine oil quantity indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-5733 made an emergency landing in Montes Claros, Brazil, on October 16th.
The plane heading from Vitoria da Conquista to Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was diverted after it suffered a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-1010 made an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 16th.
The plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was descending toward Nuremberg when it suffered a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-9900 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on October 16th.
The plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Zagreb, Croatia, was diverted due to an unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-354 had to return and make an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 15th.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty people aboard remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5022 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Malaga, Spain, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-5197 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on October 14th.
The plane heading from San Francisco to Burbank, California, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-88 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 14th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Bogota, Colombia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the slats.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-647 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 13th.
The plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was on approach to Zurich when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5244 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Nordwind Airlines flight N4-5816 made an emergency landing in Ufa, Russia, on October 13th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Antalya, Turkey, was descending toward Ufa when it suffered a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All two hundred and twenty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-494 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 13th.
The plane took off for Toulouse, France, but had to turn back due to smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-209 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on October 13th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Miami when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-457 made an emergency landing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 13th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after it encountered hail.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-2382 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 13th.
The plane flying from Munich, Germany, was descending toward Geneva when the crew noticed a burning odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Blue Panorama Airlines flight BV-471 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on October 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Bologna, Italy, but had to turn back due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and eight crew members remained unharmed.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-190 had to return and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on October 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to turn back after it hit severe turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane landed back safely.
Lufthansa flight LH-278 had to return for an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Milan Linate Airport, Italy, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirteen passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
