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.
Martinair flight MP-7342 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on May 12th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Avior Airlines flight 9V-1226 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 11th.
The plane heading from Caracas, Venezuela, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
South African Express flight XZ-1375 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Port Elizabeth, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
South African Express flight SA-1412 had to return and make an emergency landing in East London, South Africa, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2229 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on May 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Orlando, Florida, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-six passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Polar Air Cargo flight PO-963 had to return and make an emergency landing in Leipzig, Germany, on May 10th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to turn back after the crew received indication of an issue with equipment cooling.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-552 had to reject takeoff from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Munich, Germany, when the crew received a warning indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-957 had to return and make an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-585 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, on May 9th.
The plane took off for Karachi, Pakistan, but had to turn back due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed back safely. All fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-809 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phuket, Thailand, on May 9th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after a passenger’s cell phone overheated.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-2587 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on May 8th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after an odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-five passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-836 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on May 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted due to a technical problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Kenya Airways flight KQ-704 had to return and make an emergency landing in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 7th.
The plane heading to Lusaka, Zambia, had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike during departure.
The plane landed back safely. All ninety-six passengers remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1118 made an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane heading from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas Love Field, Texas, was diverted after the crew received indication of a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-2462 made an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on May 7th.
The Airbus A321-100 plane heading from Munich, Germany, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Allegiant Air flight G4-1878 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Asheville, North Carolina, on May 6th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventeen passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1052 made an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Tampa, Florida, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ-506 had to return and make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to return due to a problem with one of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-516 made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Singapore was about to land when the crew noticed hydraulic leakage and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Easyjet flight U2-2256 had to return and make an emergency landing at Menorca Airport, Spain, on May 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to London, UK, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-680 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Dunedin to Wellington, New Zealand, had to divert after impact with a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 88 passengers aboard remained safe.
Privilege Style flight EC-ISY had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brindisi Airport, Italy, on May 5th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying from Corfu, Greece, to Leipzig, Germany, had to divert due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 164 people aboard remained safe.
Germania flight ST-4212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Münster Osnabrück International Airport, Germany, on May 4th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Palma, Spain, had to return due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 129 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-970 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport, Missouri, on May 3rd.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, flying from Kansas to Dallas, decided to divert when the crew declared they had “a couple of things going on”.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
VLM Airlines Slovenia flight VO-147 had to return and make an emergency landing at Antwerp International Airport, Belgium, on May 1st.
The Fokker 50 was en-route to Zurich, Switzerland when a bird impacted its windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
