Nepal Airlines Corporation flight RA-206 made an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 26th.
The plane was flying from New Delhi, India, when the crew reported smoke in cockpit and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 154 passengers and 9 crew members aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-1129 had to make an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 15th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Indianapolis, Indiana, when a passenger’s e-cigarette overheated and started emitting smoke.
The crew diverted the plane to Little Rock where it landed safely.
All 137 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-178 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on November 4th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Mexico City, Mexico, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to University Hospital Limerick.
A subsequent inspection reported there was a fuel leak on the runway and taxiways.
An elderly Pakistani died aboard Karachi-bound Saudi Airlines flight 704 after leaving Jeddah on April 14.
The passenger appeared to be in serious condition so the captain requested permission for emergency landing at King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, for providing him medical assistance. But the man died before landing of the plane.
The deceased was accompanied by 10 relatives. All of them disembarked in Riyadh. The plane left for Karachi after a small delay.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-687 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on August 4th.
The plane took off for Minsk, Belarus, but had to turn back due to a defective cockpit indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-213 had to reject takeoff from Cuzco, Peru, on June 4th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Lima, Peru, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a configuration warning.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
According to Peru’s Ministry of Transport, the crew rejected takeoff due to a maintenance indication.
All Nippon Airways flight ANA 90 had to make an emergency landing at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa in Japan, on June 5.
The Boeing 767 aircraft was en-route from Ishigaki Island to Haneda airport, Tokyo, when the pilot reported haze in the cockpit and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. None of the 101 passengers and 8 crew members was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
