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.
JetBlue flight B6-2802 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on July 11th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Buffalo, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-959 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 10th.
The plane took off for Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Philippine Airlines flight PR-658 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 10th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Manila, Philippines, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-seven passengers and thirteen crew members remained unharmed.
Air Zimbabwe flight UM-467 had to divert for an emergency landing in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on July 10th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane heading from Harare, Zimbabwe, to Johannesburg, South Africa, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-685 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Port au Prince, Haiti, was diverted after a hail strike cracked the windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty-two people aboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-2011 returned to Kayseri, Turkey, on July 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Istanbul, Turkey, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-434 had to make an emergency landing at Hewanorra International Airport, Saint Lucia, on July 9th.
The plane heading from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, to George F. L. Charles Airport, Saint Lucia, was diverted after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. There were sixty-eight people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
ExpressJet flight DL-5381 had to make an emergency landing in Newport News, Virginia, on July 9th.
The plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, was on approach to Newport News when the crew reported a possible nose gear steering issue and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Vueling flight VY-2151 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on July 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Malaga, Spain, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1838 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 9th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Athens, Greece, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT1054 had to return and make an emergency landing in East Midlands, England, on July 9th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Larnaca, Cyprus, but had to return shortly afterwards due to issues with the onboard computers.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3641 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 7th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying to Cleveland, Ohio, had to return due to an unreliable airspeed and the altitude.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Iran Air flight IR-725 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on July 9th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Amsterdam, Netherlands, had to return due to engine shut down.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 230 passengers aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1728 had to divert and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 8th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 flying from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, had to divert due to some generator problem.
The plane landed safely.
All 158 people aboard remained safe.
Thomson Airlines flight BY-2616 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on July 8th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying from Manchester, England, to Girona, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 201 passengers and 8 crew members remained unhurt.
Swift Air flight WQ-933 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Florida, on July 7th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to Cleveland, Ohio, had to divert due to smoke indication in its cargo hold.
The plane landed safely.
All 155 people aboard remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-329 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on July 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to New Orleans, Louisiana, had to return due to an overheated hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
All 147 people aboard remained safe.
Mahan Airlines flight WS-100 made a safe emergency landing at Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, on July 6th.
The Airbus A340-300 flying from Tehran Imam Khomeini had just landed on the runway when all eight of its main tyres burst during the roll out.
The plane landed safely.
All 81 passengers aboard remained safe.
Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 made a safe emergency landing at Ciudad Juárez International Airport, Mexico, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-700 flying from Mexico City was about to land when the crew notice hydraulic failure affecting its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
KLM flight KL-1387 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Kiev, Ukraine, had to return because of wrong indication of its main gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-222 had to return and make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany, on July 5th.
The Boeing 767-300 flying to New York had to return due to problems with its hydraulic system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air New Zealand (ANZ) flight NZ-87 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, on July 5th.
The Boeing 777-200 flying to Hong Kong, China, was over the Tasman Sea when the pilot started feeling unwell.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
MAP Linhas Aereas flight PAM-5952 made a safe landing at Val de Cans International Airport, Belem, Brazil, on July 4th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300 flying from Altamira, Brazil, was about to land when the crew observed an unusual drag.
The plane landed safely.
All 24 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.
Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW) flight AB-8883 made a safe landing at Düsseldorf Airport, Germany, on July 3rd.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin from Florence, Italy, was mid-air when the crew got information about tyre debris found on the runway after departure.
The plane landed safely after entering a hold.
No one was injured.
Inspection revealed that one of the plane tyres was deflated.
Horizon Air flight QX-2489/AS-2489 had to return and make an emergency landing at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Gallatin County, Montana, on July 2nd.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying to Seattle, Washington, had to return due to bird strike, damaging its pitot tube.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
