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.
Jet Airways flight 9W-70 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying to Bangkok, Thailand, had to return due to possible trail strike.
The plane landed safely.
All 180 passengers and 8 crew members remained safe.
ANA All Nippon Airways flight NH-209 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Bratsk Airport, Bratsk, Russia, on May 12th.
The Boeing 787-900 flying from Tokyo, Japan, to Dusseldorf, Germany, had to divert due to problems with its left engine.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Nelson flight NZ-8242 made a safe landing at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on May 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-300 flying from Palmerston North was about to reach when it had to enter a hold due to unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 30 people aboard remained safe.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-50 had to return and make an emergency landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to New York, USA, had just taken-off when the crew noticed a problem with its gear retraction.
The plane landed safely.
All 291 people aboard remained unhurt.
LOT Polish Airlines flight LO-4 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on May 10th.
The Boeing 787-800 flying yo Warsaw, Poland, had to return due to engine oil leakage.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-6309 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Istanbul, Turkey, to Billund, Denmark, had to divert due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight Dl-964 made a safe emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Romulus, Michigan, May 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from New York was about to land when it had to go-around due to loss of nose wheel steering.
The plane landed safely.
All 66 people aboard remained safe.
Air Berlin flight AB-7391 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to San Francisco, California, diverted due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 184 people aboard remained unhurt.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight AD-4966 made a safe emergency landing at Aeroporto de Uberlândia – Tenente Coronel Aviador César Bombonato, Brazil, on May 9th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Sao Paulo, Brazil, was about to reach the destination when crew noticed smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Batik Air flight ID-6853 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru, Indonesia, on May 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Jakarta, Indonesia, had to return after losing cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
Two among the 91 people aboard suffered respiratory and ear problems. One of them had to be taken to hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-2594 made a safe emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Boston, Massachusetts, was mid-air when it initiated a rapid descent due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
According to the FAA, 15 passengers and 1 crew member sustained injuries.
Blue Air flight 08-113 had to return and make an emergency landing at Henri Coand? International Airport, Romania, on May 9th.
The Boeing 737-400 flying to Valencia, Spain, had to return after burning off fuel due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
All 143 people aboard remained safe.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-1613 had to return and make an emergency landing at Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport, Brazil, on May 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil, had to return due to smell of smoke.
The plane landed safely.
The passengers were rebooked in other flights.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on May 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Kolkata, India, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Japan Transocean Air flight NU-44 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan, on May 6th.
The Boeing 737-400 flying to Nagoya, Japan, had to return after the first officer’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5550 had to divert and make an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Blount County, Tennessee, on May 8th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was flying from Nashville, Tennessee, to Washington DC, when it had to divert due to indication of open door.
The plane landed safely.
All 47 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-992 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand, on May 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 was mid-air when it had to enter a hold due to problem with its air conditioning.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Viracopos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Embraer ERJ-195, flying to Brasilia, Brazil, had to return after a vulture hit the captain’s windshield.
The aircraft received substantial damage.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers after 1:45 hour delay.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-3999 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to Antalya, Turkey, had to return due to a number of bird strikes.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Asia flight D7-377 made a safe emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Selangor, Malaysia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Taipei, Taiwan, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Five among the 291 passengers and 11 crew members sustained injuries.
The injured were treated at the airport.
Aer Lingus flight EI-451 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Italy, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Dublin, Ireland, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
TAROM flight RO-415 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on May 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Bucharest Otopeni, Romania was about to land when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 120 passengers remained unhurt.
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4245/ AA-4245 had to divert and make an emergency landing at the University Park Airport of State College, Pennsylvania, on May 3rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 flying on behalf of American Airlines was en-route from Philadelphia to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when it had to divert due to strange motions at high speed and some issue with the rudder.
The plane landed safely.
All 22 people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-444 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Atlanta, Georgia, had to return due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
