Japan Airlines flight JL-69 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on November 19th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Osaka, Japan, but had to turn back due to electrical problems.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-1707 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chennai, India, on November 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-four passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-5755 suffered a lightning strike near Dunedin, New Zealand, on October 14th.
The incident happened when the plane, flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, was descending toward Dunedin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4594 made an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 8th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alitalia flight AZ-673 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Janeiro, Brazil, on May 1st.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to Rome Fiumicino, Italy, had to return due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-515 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on September 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with an engine fuel control computer.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-five passengers remained unharmed.
On March 28, 2013, a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 en route from Lagos to Casablanca spent ten minutes in the air after a bird strike on takeoff.
126 were aboard when ten minutes into the flight, there was a bird strike that disabled an engine. The plane circled for about forty minutes to burn off fuel before attempting a return.
Pilots returned to make a safe landing at Murtala Muhammed Airport
