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.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-5869 made a hard landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on July 2nd.
The Canadair CRJ-700 flying from Aspen, Colorado, had just landed when flames appeared from the ground and its left engine.
The passengers were deplaned rabidly via stairs.
No injuries were reported.
Finnair flight AY-703 had to return and make an emergency landing at Helsinki Airport, Finland, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to return due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Europa flight UX-1676 had to return and make an emergency landing at Zürich Airport, Switzerland, on July 2nd.
The Embraer ERJ-195 flying to Madrid, Spain, had to return due to a bad smell in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-722 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport, Missouri, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Colorado, to Washington, had to divert due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
TUIFly flight HG-2273 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Athens International Airport, Greece, on June 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying on behalf of FlyNiki and Air Berlin from Heraklion, Greece, to Berlin Tegel, Germany, had to divert due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels till the aircraft was repaired.
Sun Express flight XQ-13 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on June 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Antalya, Turkey, had to divert due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely.
All 167 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air Asia X flight D7-207 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia, on July 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Coolangatta, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to divert due to bird strike resulting in engine problems.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 345 passengers and 14 crew members aboard remained safe.
Allegiant Air flight G4-679 had to return and make an emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport, Missouri, on July 3rd.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 flying to Orlando, Florida, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
All 153 people aboard remained unhurt.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-176 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. There were one hundred and sixty-six passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after an unusual odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-1727 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lille, France, on June 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Venice, Italy, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to radio problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a cornfield in North Topeka, Kansas, on July 1st.
The single engine plane was heading from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado, when it lost oil pressure, prompting the pilot to land in emergency.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
A six-seater Cessna Centurion plane made an emergency landing near Eagle County Regional Airport in Gypsum, Colorado, on June 30th.
The plane flying from Montrose, Colorado, was on approach to the Eagle County airport when its engine failed.
The pilot subsequently declared an emergency and landed on McGregor road.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.
A small plane crash-landed on the 405 freeway in Orange County, California, on June 30th.
Authorities said the pilot had declared an emergency shortly after departing from John Wayne airport, and was trying to return when the plane went down and caught fire.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were seriously injured.
No other injuries were reported.
Condor flight DE-1707 had to return and make an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, on June 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Leipzig, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1443 had to divert for an emergency landing in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to West Palm Beach, Florida, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-864 made an emergency landing in Inverness, Scotland, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-9247 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1125 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 29th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a possible issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Nouvelair flight BJ-808 had to return and make an emergency landing in Monastir, Tunisia, on June 27th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Saint Petersburg, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty people aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-93 had to divert for an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 29th.
The plane heading from Melbourne, Australia, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after an indicator light in the cockpit switched on.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An Air Creebec flight made an emergency landing at Val-d’Or Airport in Quebec, Canada, on June 28th.
The plane took off for Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All seventeen people aboard remained unharmed.
Azur Air flight ZF-5555 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on June 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Varadero, Cuba, but had to turn back due to an issue with cabin pressurization.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Corendon Dutch Airlines flight CD-295 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kos, Greece, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Malindo Air flight OD-163 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
