Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-3195 had to return and make an emergency landing in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 15th.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a tail strike.
The plane landed safely. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Emirates flight EK222 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland, on May 20.
The A380 plane, en-route from Dallas to Dubai, was diverted after a Nigerian passenger suffered a stroke midair.
According to an airline spokesperson, “Emirates flight EK222 from Dallas to Dubai on 20 May was diverted to Warsaw due to a passenger medical emergency… Subsequently, the aircraft faced a technical issue on ground. Passengers and crew safely disembarked, and Emirates arranged a replacement aircraft to bring all passengers to Dubai, with a total delay of 6 hours. Emirates apologises for any inconvenience. The safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance.”
Virgin America flight VX-865 had to return and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on May 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 136 people aboard remained safe.
Air Arabia Maroc flight 3O-122 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Nador, Morocco, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-1899 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on June 20th.
The plane was flying from Aomori, Japan, when the crew needed to shut down an engine due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 41 people aboard remained unharmed.
Middle East Airlines flight ME-266 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Beirut, Lebanon, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Lufthansa flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gander International Airport, Gander, Newfoundland, Labrador, Canada, on October 18th.
The Boeing 747 en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Orlando, Florida, was mid-air when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
The incident remains under investigation.
