Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-296 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, was descending toward Lahore when the crew noticed a hydraulic failure.
The crew subsequently performed an alternate gear extension and continued for a safe landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Peace flight 4P-7191 had to return and make an emergency landing at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, on March 12th.
The plane took off for Lagos, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a smoke detector indication.
The Boeing 737-500 plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The airline said the smoke indication turned out to be false.
A Southwest Airlines Baltimore to Las Vegas flight 441 (Boeing 737-700) diverted to Indiana when an electric odor developed in the galley.
Pilots made a safe landing in Indiana at 8:45 pm. No fire was found.
None of the 134 aboard were injured.
The Southwest 441 flight was rescheduled.
On March 14, a Southwest flight out of Las Vegas had a faulty cargo fire indication which caused them to return to Las Vegas for an emergency Landing.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.
The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, on March 22nd.
The plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1871 had to return for an emergency landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Alaska Airlines flight 7 had to make an emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on August 29th.
The plane heading from JFK Airport, New York, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after an unruly passenger tried to open a door mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The unruly passenger was arrested upon landing.
