Flybe flight BE-6031 returned to Groningen, Netherlands, on December 19th.
The plane took off for London Southend Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
No injuries occurred when Indigo Airlines #6E125 Airbus veered off the runway and hit runway lights at Bangalore International Airport. The incident closed the runway for hours, diverting more than ten flights.
110 passengers and six crew escaped injury when the plane landed in heavy rain and hydroplaned off the runway veering to the right and damaging the landing gear tires on the right side of the plane.
Alarmist newspaper headlines called the event “a narrow escape” for Indigo passengers. This was probably something of an exaggeration, though it probably felt terrifying at the time.
The DGCA is investigating.
Swiss Global Air Lines flight LX-464 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 15th.
The plane took off for London City Airport, England, but had to turn back due to the failure of one of the elevators.
The plane landed back safely. All thirty-six passengers aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-5622 made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on January 1st.
The plane flying from Aspen, Colorado, was descending toward Chicago when the crew requested assistance due to a gear problem.
The plane performed a low approach for gear inspection and subsequently landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-103 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Iqaluit, Canada, on September 12th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Calgary, Canada, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely.
BMI Regional flight BM-1826 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on December 2.
The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bristol, England, had to be landed in emergency after the crew received a smoke indication in its lavatory.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt.
