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.
KLM flight KL-656 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 7th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
GoAir flight G8-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on June 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Port Blair, India, but had to turn back after a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-seven people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Malta flight KM-186 had to return and make an emergency landing in Malta, on June 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cagliari, Italy, but had to turn back due to an issue with the weather radar.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Arkansas Air National Guard C-130 plane made an emergency landing at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Mississippi, on June 6th.
Authorities said the plane was on a training mission when it suffered an in-flight emergency, prompting the crew to turn around and land.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Condor flight DE-833 made an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on June 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Antalya, Turkey, to Stuttgart, Germany, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-seven passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1887 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 5th.
The plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but suffered a bird strike during departure.
The crew subsequently landed back safely. All passengers and crew members 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.
American Airlines flight AA-1897 made an emergency landing in El Paso, Texas, on June 3rd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it sustained damage to the windscreen and nose cone due to a severe hail storm.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty passengers and five crew members remained uninjured.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-80 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Korean Air flight KE-2711 made an emergency landing at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on June 2nd.
The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Seoul, South Korea, was descending toward Tokyo when the crew declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and eighty-nine people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-35 made an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on June 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-582 made an emergency landing in Izmir, Turkey, on June 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the aft lavatory and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-612 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Baku, Azerbaijan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1304 made an emergency landing in Gainesville, Florida, on May 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, to Punta Gorda, Florida, was diverted after one of the pilots suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The pilot was taken to a hospital.
Qantas flight QF-23 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 1st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Bangkok, Thailand, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Virgin Australia flight VA-745 made an emergency landing in Coolangatta, Australia, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was on approach to Coolangatta when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2282 made an emergency landing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on May 29th.
The plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew heard some unusual noise from the cargo hold and suspected somebody might be stuck inside.
The plane landed back safely.
The airline said a mechanical issue was the cause of the noise in cargo hold.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-507 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, on May 31st.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-31 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on May 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-4933 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 30th.
The plane heading from Portland, Maine, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Transavia flight HV-5666 had to make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on May 29th.
According to the airline, the plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Gran Canaria, Spain, was diverted due to ‘medical reasons’.
It is believed that the flight was diverted after a passenger’s body odor caused several other passengers around him to vomit and faint.
The plane landed safely.
Delta Air Lines flight 1156 made an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30th.
The plane heading from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The unruly passenger was removed from the plane and was detained for questioning.
A military plane made an emergency landing at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 30th.
Authorities said the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft declared an emergency after experiencing a lightning strike over Chicago.
The plane burst two of its tires as it landed.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
Condor flight DE-2010 made an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 29th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Frankfurt, Germany, was descending toward Minneapolis when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
