Lufthansa flight LH-2286 had to make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on February 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was flying from Munich, Germany, when the crew reported a strong oil smell on-board which caused headache, eye irritations, and dizziness.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The entire crew was taken to hospital.
Ryanair flight FR-161 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on February 14.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, was forced to return due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 171 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
On July 11, 2014, United Airlines flight 201, a Boeing 777-222 was four hours on the ground before the flight, with passengers waiting as some technical problem on the plane was worked out. Departure time of this flight is recorded as 18:16 but it is normally around 14:30. Then when the flight was enroute from Honolulu to Guam, the plane developed fire, haze or smoke in the cockpit. Pilots made an emergency landing at Midway Islands after Radar and Radio Comms were lost but the transponder continued working. Passenger luggage is still stuck on the tiny runway at Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.
The incident was unannunciated, which means that it had no alert, and the crew had to sense it (i.e. see/smell) but while underway, a smoke alarm was triggered.
None of the 335 passengers or 13 crew sustained injury.
According to flightaware, United Airlines flew in a replacement B777 which landed 5 1/2 hours later, spent an hour on the ground and brought the passengers back to Honolulu.
Delta Airlines flight DL-42 rejected takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on November 2.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Brussels, Belgium, had to abort taking off due to maintenance issue with its engine.
The plane returned to the terminal uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
AirAsia India flight I5-549 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ranchi, India, on November 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SBA Airlines flight R7-420 had to make an emergency landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on September 20th.
The plane was flying from Caracas, Venezuela, when the crew declared an emergency due to a mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 139 people on board remained unhurt.
Air India flight AI-410 had to return and make an emergency landing in Patna, India, on June 28th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty-two passengers aboard remained unharmed.
