KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1209 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 20th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane took off for Kristiansand, Norway, but had to turn back after the crew noticed engine vibrations.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in Redington Pass, Arizona, on April 2nd.
The LifeNet helicopter was carrying four people, including a patient, when it suffered an engine failure.
The pilot subsequently made a safe landing near mile marker 2 on Redington Road.
Another helicopter transported the patient to a hospital.
EasyJet flight U2-426 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on February 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Bristol, England, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning electrical odor on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-134 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on July 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Kuwait Airways flight KU-304 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on December 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kuwait City, Kuwait, but had to turn back due to issues with cabin pressurization.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-843 had to return and make an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on October 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines Flight 3809 on its way from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport to Denver, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sioux City airport in Iowa, at about 2:40 p.m. on June 29.
The decision to divert and make an emergency landing was made after the pilot noticed a power warning light flashing in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737, with 143 passengers and 5 crew members aboard, then landed without incident after remaining in the air for about 90 minutes.
Southwest spokeswoman Michelle Agnew said that the pilot adopted a cautious route although the situation was not that dire.
Sioux City airport operations manager John Backer said that the passengers were provided a replacement plane to resume the journey after waiting for three hours in the lounge.
