Gol Airlines flight G3-2020 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brasilia, Brazil, on January 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Boa Vista, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. There were 130 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
United Express flight 4020 operated by Mesa Airlines made an emergency landing at McAllen Miller International Airport in Hidalgo County, Texas, on January 28.
The airline said that the ATC declared a ‘precautionary emergency’ after a brake light indicator came on.
The Embraer 175 plane landed uneventfully. There were 41 people aboard the plane; all of them remained unhurt.
The maintenance personnel inspected the plane and cleared it to continue the flight to Houston.
Bulgarian Air Charter flight IT-1113 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Varna Airport, Aksakovo, Varna, Bulgaria, on July 11th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, after taking off for Germany, had just climbed out of Varna when the crew needed to shut down its right side engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
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What: Air Baltic Boeing 737-500 en route from Riga to Berlin
Where: Palanga Lithuania
When: Dec 16th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the plane experienced generator failure. The crew declared emergency and returned to Riga where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet was flown in fewer than 4 hours later.
Air India flight AI-634 had to return and make a safe landing at Bhopal Airport, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, on March 9.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Bhopal, to Mumbai, had just climbed out of the airport when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 90 people aboard remained safe.
Albawings flight 2B-224 made an emergency landing in Ancona, Italy, on October 5th.
The plane heading from Venice, Italy, to Tirana, Albania, was diverted after the crew reported control problems.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-five people aboard remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-798 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, United Kingdom, on November 19th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Toronto, Canada to Lahore, Pakistan, was diverted after the toilets got choked.
The plane landed safely.
