AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Vueling Airlines flight VY-1867 had to reject taking-off at Stuttgart Airport, Filderstadt, Germany, on August 13.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Barcelona, Spain, had to abort the take-off due to hot brakes.
The plane vacated the runway safely.
No one was injured.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-3496 made an emergency landing in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on August 11th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off from Palma in Majorca, Spain, when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 197 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Air Macau flight MX-882 had to return and make an emergency landing at Macau International Airport, Macau, on July 11th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Bangkok, Thailand, had to return due to an unusual odour aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Dragon Air flight KA-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on July 5th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Phuket, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported that its left engine was on fire, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Jetstar flight JQ-517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on Jun 19.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Melbourne, Australia, had to return due to an unusual odour on board.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Lufthansa flight LH-178 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards after it developed an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 198 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
TAM Airlines flight JJ-3548 made an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil, on May 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading to Recife, Brazil, had to return after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All the passengers and crew members remained safe.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cochin International Airport, Kochi, Kerala, India, on May 18th.
The Airbus A321-200, flying to Colombo, Sri Lanka, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
V Air flight ZV-252 had to return and make an emergency landing in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 6th.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Tokyo, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was seen emanating from a lithium power bank carried by a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 161 people aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-2310 had to return and make an emergency landing at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on April 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 150 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
TAM Airlines flight JJ-3289 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil, on April 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Porto Alegre, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after its right hand engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 211 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight AA-1783 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 24th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Lufthansa flight LH-688 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Munich to Tel Aviv, Israel, had just climbed out of the runway when the crew detected failure of the left hand engine, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-713 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane, heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted after a windshield cracked due to bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 174 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Lufthansa flight LH-1129 had to return and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on April 16th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was heading to Frankfurt, Germany, when a loud bang from right engine prompted the crew to declare an emergency and turn back.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
AtlasGlobal flight KK-1019 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on April 14th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Ercan, Cyprus to Istanbul, Turkey, was mid-air when the crew detected a problem with the nose gear, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Thomas Cook flight MT-2152 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on April 9th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Paphos, Cyprus, had to return due to a hydraulic problem. The plane entered a hold to burn off the fuel before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Busan plane had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jeju International Airport, Jeju, South Korea, on April 2nd.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Busan, South Korea to Cambodia, was mid air when the crew detected some problem with the weather radar, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
TAM Linhas Aereas flight JJ-3517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on April 1st.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Salvador to Brasilia, was climbing out of runway when one of the plane’s engines ingested a bird, prompting the plane to return.
The plane landed safely.
All 108 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2023 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Des Moines International Airport, Polk County, Iowa, on March 18.
The Airbus A321-200, flying from Chicago, Illinois to Phoenix, Arizona, was mid-air above Iowa when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, causing it to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 196 people onboard remained unhurt.
The incident is under investigation.
Lufthansa flight LH-848 made an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 15th.
The Airbus A321-200, heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Helsinki, Finland, was diverted after the crew reported an electrical smell onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 137 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline re-booked the passengers onto other flights.
Airblue Airbus A321-200 narrowly escaped accident when one of its tires burst upon landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 4th.
The aircraft was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when one of the tires burst during landing. The plane tilted toward its side and the right hand engine touched the ground.
There were 230 passengers aboard the flight PA-271 at the time; all of them remained safe.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-1734 had to make an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 1st.
The plane, flying from Bisha, was on approach to Riyadh when the captain suffered a heart attack. The co-pilot Rami Ghazi Batabara took over the controls and requested an emergency landing.
The Airbus A321-200 landed uneventfully.
The medical crew examined captain Walid bin Mohammed Al Mohammed and pronounced him dead.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5414 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chengdu, Sichuan province of China, on February 21st.
The Airbus A321-200 took off for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
