Cathay Dragon flight KA-622 had to return for an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to an aft cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 219 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Lineas Aereas Suramericanas plane had to return and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on March 28th.
The Boeing 727-200 plane took off for Leticia, Colombia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-172 made a safe landing following bird strikes near San Jose, California, on March 26th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Tokyo, Japan, was on final approach to San Jose when it received multiple bird strikes.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Transat flight TS-103 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on March 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Orlando, Florida, was descending toward Montreal when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the deployment of oxygen masks.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 102 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; 3 of them were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-130 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 28th.
The plane took off for Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Canada, but had to turn back after the crew reported an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
LATAM Airlines flight LA-487 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cordoba, Argentina, on March 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Santiago, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
Taban Air flight HH-6243 suffered a gear collapse during landing at Ardabil Airport, Iran, on March 27th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane was coming from Mashhad, Iran, when its right hand main gear collapsed.
There were 163 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane sustained considerable damage.
A small plane crashed in the Vumba Mountains in Zimbabwe, on March 27th.
The plane was heading from Beira, Mozambique, to Mutare, Zimbabwe when it went down.
There were 6 people aboard, including 2 crew members and 4 passengers; all of them were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on March 27th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 241 passengers and 10 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
An Air Services Limited plane crash-landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana, on March 27th.
The incident happened when Cessna 172 plane was performing a training flight.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot and a trainee; both of them remained unharmed.
Authorities said the plane’s landing gear sustained damage in the incident.
Qantas Airways flight QF-9 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Muscat, Oman, on March 25th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane en-route from Melbourne, Australia, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Dubai.
As the plane was on approach to Muscat, it was hit by a bird. The crew continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Cessna 210 plane crashed in Hayden, Blount County, Alabama, on March 25th.
Authorities said the plane was heading from Kissimmee, Florida, to Jackson, Tennessee, when it went down.
Four people were killed in the crash, including a 45-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman,
a 16-year-old boy, and a 14-year-old girl. They are believed to be family members.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Hop! Airlines flight AF-7478 made an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, France, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Quimper, France, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a fuel metering issue.
The plane landed safely. All 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5390 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on March 23rd.
The Canadair CRJ-200 plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to turn back after the crew received a smoke detector indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-803 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to reports of a smoky odor in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All 148 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air Canada flight AC017 had to return and make an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on March 25th.
The plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 213 passengers aboard remained safe.
A U.S. Air Force Boeing 707 plane had to make an emergency landing at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, Indonesia, on March 24th.
Indonesian air force spokesperson Air Vice Marshall Jemi Trisonjaya said the plane declared an emergency after one of the engines failed.
The plane was transporting 20 American military personnel from a base in Diego Garcia to Kadena Air Base, Japan, at the time.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9-532 made an emergency landing in Lucknow, India, on March 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-73 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 24th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due reports of fumes on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
An American Eagle flight had to return for an emergency landing in Omaha, Nebraska, on March 24th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich International Airport, Germany, on March 24th.
The plane took off for Oslo, Norway, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the left hand engine.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field in Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, on March 23rd.
The pilot Craig McDonald, of Columbia, Maryland, said he decided to make an emergency landing after his single-engine Cessna 162 plane lost power. He remained unharmed in the incident.
The plane was flying from Lancaster Airport, Pennsylvania, to Carroll County Regional Airport, Maryland, at the time.
Regional Express Airlines flight ZL-821 had to return for an emergency landing in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, on March 23rd.
The plane took off for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, but had to turn back after its right hand engine failed.
The plane landed back safely. All 23 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-171 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Heathrow Airport, England, on March 22nd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Ahmedabad, India, was on approach to Heathrow Airport when a bird hit it, causing damage to the nose and weather radar system.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-65 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on March 22nd.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Montego Bay, Jamaica, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
