Southwest Airlines flight 484 made an emergency landing at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland, on February 22nd.
The plane, en-route to T.F. Green Airport, Rhode Island, had to turn back due to a possible bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 135 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Delta Airlines flight DL-159 made an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on May 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Seoul, South Korea, but had to return shortly afterwards due to indication of an open panel door.
The plane landed back safely. All 375 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A Navigator 600 aircraft crashed at Modesto City–County Airport in Stanislaus County, California, at around 2:15 p.m. on June 22.
According to the airport manager, Mark Germanowski, the plane was taxiing when it suddenly crashed into the airport’s fence.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital.
The plane was significantly damaged.
Surinam Airways flight PY-993 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 19th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Paramaribo, Surinam, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1894 made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on January 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to Boston, Massachusetts, was diverted due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AeroUnion flight 6R-300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 27th.
The plane took off for Guadalajara, Mexico, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported repeated surges in left engine along with streaks of flames and loud bangs.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-433 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was heading to Heathrow Airport, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
