Cathay Dragon flight KA-318 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Busan, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cabin pressurization issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Yamal Airlines flight YC-623 had to return and make an emergency landing at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, on June 27th.
The plane took off for Murmansk, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 50 passengers and 3 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-492 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, UK, on September 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Birmingham, UK, to Alicante, Spain, had to divert due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-300 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on October 11th.
The plane took off for Islamabad, Pakistan, but had to turn back after the crew reported issues with cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Solaseed Air flight 6J-51 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kagoshima, Japan, on August 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Tokyo to Miyazaki, Japan, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and eighty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS43 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport in Sussex, England, on December 29.
According to an airline statement, “Virgin Atlantic can confirm that flight VS43 on 29 December, travelling to McCarran international airport Las Vegas, returned to Gatwick due to a technical issue with one of the landing gears.”
The Boeing 747 circled over the south coast of England before it landed uneventfully, shortly before 16:00 GMT. No one aboard was injured.
LATAM flight LA-8084 made an emergency landing in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on December 20th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, to Heathrow Airport, England, was diverted due to electrical problems.
Several tires deflated as the plane touched down.
All three hundred and forty-one passengers and sixteen crew members remained unharmed.
