TAROM flight RO-415 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on May 4th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Bucharest Otopeni, Romania was about to land when one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 120 passengers remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1606 had to return for an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused damage to one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-39 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cali, Colombia, but had to turn back after it ran into turbulence that cracked a cabin window.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Air Arabia Egypt flight E5-337 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to problems with an engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air India flight AI620 had to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on March 28th.
The plane, flying from Hyderabad, was forced to make an emergency landing after smoke was detected in the undercarriage.
The plane landed eventfully. All 120 passengers aboard were safely evacuated.
Peruvian Airlines flight P9-218 had to reject takeoff at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport, Cusco, Peru, on March 20.
The Boeing 727-500 was about to take off from Cusco to Lima, Peru, when its right hand tyre burst and the plane veered off the runway, coming to a stop on soft ground.
The crew rejected takeoff.
All 120 people aboard remained unharmed.