SpiceJet flight SG-2695 had to return for an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on December 4th.
The plane took off for Jodhpur, India, but had to turn back due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All sixty people aboard remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-145 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dublin, Ireland, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-two passengers and eleven crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-444 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on August 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Heraklion, Greece, to Leeds, England, was diverted due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-2905 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Malta was on final approach to Brussels when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Sriwijaya Air Boeing on the runway in Indonesia
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Contact photographer Peter de Jong
What: Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-200 en route from Tanjungpinang airport on Bintan island to the capital, Jakarta.
Where: unscheduled landing at the nearest airstrip
When: Mar 23rd 2009
Who: 116 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Eight minutes after takeoff, the left hand engine failed with a loud bang. The whole flight took about 27 minutes.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4851 encountered severe turbulence near Tampa, Florida, on April 22nd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Nashville, Tennessee, was descending toward Tampa.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
According to the FAA, two flight attendants were injured in the incident.
Condor flight DE-2098 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract nose gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
