An F-15 fighter jet had to make an emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma, on April 14th.
The plane was one of the two returning from a training session at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Authorities said the pilot decided to divert due to a “minor system malfunction.”
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
British Airways flight BA-199 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and ninety-seven passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar Asia Airways flight 3K-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on January 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Phuket, Thailand, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a ventilation issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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.
ASL Airlines Ireland flight QY-135 had to return and make an emergency landing at Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, on August 23rd.
The Airbus A300-600 plane took off for Leipzig, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Peace flight 4P-7191 had to return and make an emergency landing at Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria, on March 12.
The Boeing 737-500, heading from Port Harcourt to Lagos, Nigeria, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew received a smoke detector indication, prompting the crew to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
It turned out that the smoke indication alarm was false.
All passengers on board remained unhurt.
Germania flight ST-3805 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke on board.
The plane landed safely. All eighty-nine passengers remained unharmed.
