A French air force E121 aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Newquay airport, Cornwall, UK, on the morning of November 21.
Emergency was declared after the plane’s engine caught fire while it was on its way back to Avord air base in France with 2 people aboard.
According to a Newquay airport spokesperson, “We were contacted by the aircraft to say they had an engine fire which they extinguished before they arrived at Newquay…They decided they needed to take a diversion from their training flight. They aircraft arrived safely and the emergency services weren’t required.”
TUI fly Belgium flight TB-6386 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium, on July 29th.
GoAir flight G8-338 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on June 21st.
Eurowings flight EW-152 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, Orly, France, on March 25.
Delta Airlines flight DL-589 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23rd.