GoAir flight G8-283 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on September 1st.
The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Pune, India, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight 967 had to return and make an emergency landing at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church, Barbados, at around 4:30 p.m. on February 5.
The Boeing 777 was heading from Barbados to Toronto, Canada, when the crew reported fire onboard and sought permission for an emergency landing. There were 200 people aboard at the time.
Fire personnel were ready at the scene when the plane landed uneventfully. No one was harmed in the incident however, some local residents said they were scared to see the jet flying at low altitude.
The airline and the airport authorities were investigating.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-1857 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Royal Air Maroc flight AT-997 had to return and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on September 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Casablanca, Morocco, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA1179 had to make an emergency landing at Canberra Airport, Australia, at around 5:30 p.m. on January 16.
According to the airline spokesperson, “In line with standard operating procedures, the captain decided to divert to Canberra as a precautionary measure after a cockpit indication light illuminated.” The flight was en-route from Albury to Sydney at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and all the passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
The engineers examined the plane and cleared it after some time for resuming the flight.
A Thomson Airways flight had to make an emergency landing at Bournemouth Airport, United Kingdom, on January 17th.
The plane was flying from Tenerife, Spain, when the crew declared an emergency due to a technical problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
