Delta Airlines flight 2457 made an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut, on August 20th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to a mechanical problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A FedEx Boeing 777 freighter had to make an unscheduled landing at the Whitehorse airport, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, shortly before 8 a.m. on September 4.
According to a FedEx spokesperson, the flight, en-route from Memphis, Tennessee, to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted for emergency landing “due to technical issues.”
The Whitehorse emergency firefighters and medics were put on alert on the airport when the plane landed safely. No one was injured.
The U.S. FAA is investigating.
What: Emirates A380 en route from Bangkok to Dubai
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad
When: October 23, 2011, 3:40 a.m.
Who: 481 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed problems. Pilots planned to land in Chennai but could not get clearance, and diverted instead to Shamshabad, where they were able to be cleared to land.
The flight did land safely. The passengers disembarked with no reported injuries, and were provided a plane to take them the rest of the way to Dubai. Some took alternative flights.
American Airlines flight AA-1871 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to return when its right engine showed overtemp and the crew had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely.
All 197 people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-94 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on August 29th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thai AirAsia flight FD-608 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phnom Penh, Cambodia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the spoilers.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E 573 had to make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on November 9th.
The plane took off for Guwahati, India, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-six people aboard remained unharmed.