A Delta airline jet had to divert and make an emergency landing at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina, on December 16.
The plane, heading from Roanoke, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after the pilot reported an electrical smell in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Air Leisure flight AL-730 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18th.
The Airbus A340-200 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door open indication.
The plane landed back safely. All 265 people aboard remained unharmed.
PAWA Dominicana Airlines flight 7N-750 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on December 9th.
The plane took off for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, but had to return shortly afterwards due to failure of left engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 112 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Etihad Airlines EY-27 made a safe emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, UK, on August 1st.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Abu Dhabi, UAE, had just landed when the crew noticed a hole under its right side wing.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
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What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Portland
Where: Albany
When: Jan 18th 2012
Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the fuel gauge.
Pilots diverted to Albany where they made a safe landing. The problem took two hours to repair, and the flight resumed.
El Al flight LY-30 had to make an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on December 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 224 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-94 had to return and make an emergency landing in Managua, Nicaragua, on October 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Miami, Florida, when it suffered a bird strike. The crew continued takeoff but subsequently returned to Managua.
Everyone aboard remained safe.
