Ocean Airlines flight 0E-2212 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 5th.
The plane took off for Nairobi, Kenya, but burst at least one tire during departure.
The crew performed an alternate gear extension before landing back in Mogadishu.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAROM flight RO-361 made an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on September 30th.
The plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back after the crew reported a burning odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 117 people aboard remained unhurt.
Germania flight ST-4926 had to return and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on April 29th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Las Palmas, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and twenty passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-913 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 23rd.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane heading from Westchester County Airport, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-eight passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-2415 had to return and make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 8th.
The Airbus A300-600 plane took off for Appleton, Wisconsin, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.
The former Romanian low cost carrier Blue Air EI-EOP was delivered from Shannon to Cairo on December 17 and registered SU-MWF
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What: Midwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Sharm el Sheikh Egypt to Tallinn Estonia
Where: Sharm el Sheikh
When: Jan 15th 2011
Who: 180 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed pressurization problems that caused passengers significant distress, including ear pain.
Pilots returned the plane to Tallinn where it made a safe landing and the pressurization problems were worked on by maintenance crews.
A private King Air 350 plane made an emergency landing at San Jose International Airport in California, after a mechanical fault was discovered.
According to Rosemary Barnes, spokesperson of San Jose International Airport, the pilot declared a mechanical emergency after which, fire fighters and police immediately rushed to the site. However, the plane safely landed at 6:53 a.m.
All three persons on board remained injured.
