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.
Air Berlin flight AB-6299 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hamburg Airport, Germany, on July 21.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Munich, Germany, had to return due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Allegiant Air flight G4-533 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Boone County, Kentucky, on July 20th.
The Boeing 757-200 en-route to Las Vegas, Nevada, had to return due to problems with its right engine.
The plane landed safely.
All 203 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
JetBlue flight B6-2850 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Quito, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had to divert due to flaps problem.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight UA-125 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland, on July 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 flying from Athens, Greece, Newark, New Jersey, had to divert due to a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 199 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-608 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, on July 20th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Munich, Germany, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had to divert due to an unusual odor in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 186 passengers remained unhurt.
GoJet Airlines flight DL-6219 made an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, on July 18th.
The plane heading from Portland, Maine, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-446 had to divert for an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on July 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Kuwait City, Kuwait, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the crew noticed excessive oil consumption by one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and ninety-eight people aboard remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-242 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 17th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a pressurization issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2826 made an emergency landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 17th.
The plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on July 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back after the crew reported air quality concerns on board.
The plane landed safely.
Jet2 flight LS-264 made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on July 16th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Ibiza, Spain, to Leeds, England, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-7088 had to divert for an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on July 16th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted 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-1927 made an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on July 16th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, when a foul odor in the cabin caused several passengers to suffer from nausea and headache.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The affected passengers received medical assistance at the airport.
The airline said the foul odor developed due to a mechanical issue.
Aeroflot flight SU-1936 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kazan, Russia, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. There were one hundred and seventeen people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Korean Airlines flight KE-917 was intercepted by two supersonic fighter jets on July 15th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to Zurich, Switzerland, was over Berlin, Germany, when it lost communication with the ATC.
The German Air Force subsequently dispatched two fighter jets that escorted the plane to Stuttgart, Germany.
The plane landed safely in Stuttgart. All two hundred and eleven passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-374 had to divert for an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on July 15th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and ninety-four passengers aboard remained safe.
Martinair flight MP-8341 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 14th.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1651 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, on July 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Neuquen to Buenos Aires, Argentina, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-three passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-3980 had to return and make an emergency landing in Evansville, Indiana, on July 13th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Flybe flight BE-981 made an emergency landing in Southampton, England, on July 13th.
The plane flying from Belfast City, Northern Ireland, was descending towards Southampton when the crew requested emergency assistance, reporting a suspected cracked windscreen.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All fifty-eight people aboard remained safe.
EasyJet flight U2-7021 had to return and make an emergency landing in Liverpool, England, on July 13th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Jersey, Channel Islands, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-177 made an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 12th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane was flying from Kona, Hawaii, when the crew noticed engine vibrations and decided to shut down the left engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were eighty-nine passengers aboard at the time; one of them was injured.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4620 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 11th.
The plane took off for Burbank, California, but had to turn back due to a crack in captain’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-2824 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 12th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smell of burning coming from an oven.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-1126 made an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on July 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and seventy-three people aboard remained unharmed.
