Finnair flight AY-73 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on September 22nd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to an engine control problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-402 made an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on December 5th.
The plane was flying from Chersky, Russia, when the crew decided to shut down one of the engines due to an indication of dropping oil pressure.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Yakutsk.
All twenty-seven passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
El Al flight LY-363 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Vienna, Austria, but had to turn back after smoke was noticed in a galley.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
photographer Andy Egloff
On Jan 8 2013, a Delta Airlines Boeing 777-232LR was en route from Johannesburg to Atlanta when one of the engines developed problems.
The pilots dumped fuel and diverted to the island of Ascension where they made a safe landing. Passengers say the plane swerved and fuel came pouring out. The crew was handling problems but did not make a lot of explanations to bewildered and hysterical passengers.
There is a British Air Force Base on the island, and the island is a British territory.
The good news is that the pilots made a rough but safe landing on Ascension. The bad news is that Ascension is a volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean about halfway between Recife Brazil and Luanda Angola.
Other sources say that a replacement 777-200 was flown in to Ascension, and that stranded passengers return to Atlanta was delayed less than 24 hours.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing at Williamsport Regional Airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on March 18.
Authorities said the plane, carrying 2 people, hit a deer while taking off from Northumberland County Airport. The pilot immediately reported the incident to ATC, saying he did not know how significant the damage was.
The single-engine plane landed uneventfully at Williamsport Regional Airport and no injuries were reported.
The aircraft did not sustain any major damage.
What: Ryanair Boeing 737-800 en route from Madrid to Rome
Where: Madrid
When: May 9 2011
Why: The plane took off without incident, but an hour outside of Rome, the instrument panel indicated an engine leak. The pilots returned to Barajas where they made an uneventful landing with emergency services on standby.
The flight was cancelled.
What: Ryanair Frankfurt to Ciampino
Where: Rome
When: May 10, 2011
Who: 166 passengers
Why: On the next day, another Ryanair flight ingested two birds into an engine, overshot the runway on the emergency landing in Rome. Several injuries occurred during the emergency exit via slides.
Compass Airlines flight DL-5717 had to return and make an emergency landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas, on March 24.
The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route to Los Angeles, California, had just climbed out of Austin’s runway when the crew detected some problem with the engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
