Iberia flight IB-6453 made an emergency landing in Quito, Ecuador, on August 11th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane flying from Madrid, Spain, touched down in Quito but the crew aborted landing and went around due to a blown tire.
The plane subsequently landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-612 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, on January 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sydney to Coolangatta, Australia, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight 597 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Minot, North Dakota, due to electrical odor.
The plane was en route from Boston to Seattle on June 18, when the pilot reported an electrical odor and requested to make an emergency landing. The Airbus A320-200 was then diverted to Minot International Airport, where it made a safe emergency landing at about 9:50 a.m. All 126 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The JetBlue maintenance technicians examined and cleared the plane. After about 4:15 hours, the plane was able to continue its journey towards Seattle where it landed with a delay of 4.5 hours from its scheduled time.
A British Airways flight had to return and make a precautionary landing at Gatwick Airport, Horley, England, on September 1st.
The plane en-route to Crete, Greece, had to return shortly after the cabin was filled with a strong smell, similar to that of cannabis.
The plane landed safely. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
American Airlines flight 1373 had to return and make an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, on November 12.
The MD-80 plane took off for Dallas, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the pilot reported a mechanical problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 140 passengers and 5 crew members remained unhurt.
Lufthansa flight LH-34 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to return after the crew noticed a smell of smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-7117 burst a tire during landing in Hyderabad, India, on March 28th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Tirupati, India.
The plane became disabled on the runway.
All seventy-three passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.