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.
ATA Airlines flight I3-6600 made an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on April 5th.
The plane heading from Tabriz, Iran, to Najaf, Iraq, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-583 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on April 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-4164 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Corfu, Greece, was diverted after the crew received a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.
The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.
The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in Redington Pass, Arizona, on April 2nd.
The LifeNet helicopter was carrying four people, including a patient, when it suffered an engine failure.
The pilot subsequently made a safe landing near mile marker 2 on Redington Road.
Another helicopter transported the patient to a hospital.
KLM flight KL-622 encountered severe turbulence on the way to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers and two crew members.
The crew continued the flight to Amsterdam and requested medical assistance at the airport.
Blue Air flight 0B-3102 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cluj International Airport, Romania, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2836 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 31st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vistara flight UK-996 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ahmedabad, India, on March 30th.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifteen people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1100 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back after a noxious odor in the cabin made several people feel sick.
The plane landed back safely.
Two people were evaluated by the medical teams at the airport.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-18 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on March 30th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to an issue with the left engine’s fuel control system.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty passengers and twelve crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-1742 had to return and make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ireland West Airport Knock, Ireland, but had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike that caused damage to the windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-996 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 29th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely and was towed to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-438 made an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on March 28th.
The plane was flying from Lensk, Russia, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All thirty-eight passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
Nippon Cargo Airlines flight KZ-5207 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 29th.
The Boeing 747-800 plane flying from Tokyo, Japan, was on final approach to Hong Kong when the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aurigny flight GR-627 had to return and make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on March 27th.
The plane took off for Guernsey, Channel Islands, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed
Delta Airlines flight DL-1986 had to return and make an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 27th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-938 made an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on March 25th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted due to indication of issues with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.
FedEx flight FX-1329 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane heading from Madison, Wisconsin, to Memphis, Tennessee, was diverted due to an electrical systems issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-6506 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on March 23rd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Cancun, Mexico, to Warsaw, Poland, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aeroflot flight SU-22 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on March 25th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Saint Petersburg, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-4818 made an emergency landing in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 25th.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was on approach to Providence when the crew reported an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed safely and stopped on the runway.
All fifty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC-7618 made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on March 25th.
The plane coming from Toronto, Canada, was descending toward Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport.
The plane landed safely and was evacuated.
All sixty-three passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU587 made an emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 23rd.
The plane heading from Shanghai, China, to New York, was diverted after an elderly passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane dumped 30 tons of fuel before landing safely in Anchorage.
The patient was taken to a hospital.
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, on March 22nd.
The plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
