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.
IndiGo flight 6E-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Varanasi, India, on August 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kolkata to Jaipur, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
VivaAeroBus flight VB-3147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico, on August 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-634 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on August 29th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Rockford, Illinois, to Saint Louis, Missouri, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-552 made an emergency landing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-94 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on August 29th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-794 made an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 29th.
The plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to a brakes overheat indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Hop! flight A5-3410 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lille, France, on August 29th.
The plane took off for Marseille, France, but had to turn back after the crew noticed strong vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5359 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 28th.
The plane heading from Jackson, Mississippi, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-55 made an emergency landing in Lubbock, Texas, on August 28th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Phoenix, Arizona, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was diverted due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and four people aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-7740 made an emergency landing in Toulon, France, on August 28th.
The plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was on approach to Toulon when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak and declared an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-3011 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on August 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-7 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 28th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after one of the doors began emitting whistling sounds.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-161 made an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on August 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-1779 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 27th.
The plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to turn back due to a navigation computer failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-3850 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on August 26th.
The plane was flying from Wroclaw, Poland, when the crew noticed issues with the landing gear.
The crew subsequently performed alternate gear extension and landed safely in Warsaw.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Capital Airlines Beijing flight JD-5158 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kunming, China, on August 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-996 made an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 26th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-2104 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on August 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-3005 suffered lightning strikes on the way to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from London Stansted Airport, England, was descending toward Amsterdam.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2179 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pensacola, Florida, on August 25th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1325 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 25th.
The plane took off for Alesund, Norway, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-444 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on August 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Heraklion, Greece, to Leeds, England, was diverted due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-3918 made an emergency landing in Trapani, Italy, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from London Stansted Airport, England, to Palermo, Italy, was diverted after the first officer became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. The first officer was rushed to a hospital.
British Airways flight BA-573 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on August 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was descending toward Heathrow Airport when it suffered a loss of cabin pressure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1183 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 24th.
The plane took off for Linkoping, Sweden, but had to turn back due to lightning strikes.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
