What: British Airways en route from Heathrow to Phoenix
Where: Winnipeg
When: December 23, 2010
Who: 1 passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
Pilots diverted to Winnipeg where they made a safe landing. The unidentified passenger was transported by paramedics to a hospital in Winnipeg.
Aer Lingus flight EI-102 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on June 26th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was heading to Dublin, Ireland, when the crew received an engine indication and decided to return.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-176 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ketchikan, Alaska, on April 18th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane en-route from Juneau, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-772 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rostov-on-Don Airport, Russia, on July 22nd.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Simferopol, Ukraine, to Moscow, Russia, had to divert due to smoke on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 170 people aboard remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-5541 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 22nd.
The plane took off for Redmond, Oregon, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Pictured: A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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Contact photographer Javier Cáceres
What: Fedex McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Cologne Germany to Memphis,TN
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Nov 12th 2009
Why: While en route, the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Goose Bay where they landed safely.
Delta Airlines flight DL-363 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tampico, Mexico, on February 2nd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Mexico City, Mexico, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.