Aer Lingus flight EI 281 diverted to Manchester, England, on February 8th.
The plane heading from London City Airport, England, to Dublin Airport, Ireland, was diverted due to strong wind conditions in Dublin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-3265 made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on January 13th.
The plane heading from Birmingham, England, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Aer Lingus flight EI-131 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on November 4th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Hartford, Connecticut, but had to turn back due to an electrical problem.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty-seven passengers and six crew members 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.
Aer Lingus flight EI-712 made an emergency landing in Cork, Ireland, on November 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Aer Lingus flight EI-644 suffered a lightning strike near Prague, Czech Republic, on October 29th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Dublin, Ireland, was on approach to Vaclav Havel Airport Prague.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.
Aer Lingus flight EI-845 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, on October 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Cork, Ireland, was diverted after the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-109 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on August 31st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-911 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Knock, Ireland, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-896 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Cork, Ireland, to Faro, Portugal, was diverted due to hydraulic issues.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Aer Lingus flight EI-451 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naples International Airport, Italy, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Dublin, Ireland, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
Aer Lingus flight EI-778 had to return for an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on December 13th.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 126 people aboard remained safe.
Aer Lingus flight EI-583 made a safe landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on November 20.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route from Malaga, Spain to Dublin was approaching the runway when the crew detected some problem with its brakes.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Aer Lingus flight EI 485 was forced to make an emergency landing at Cork Airport, Cork, Ireland, on the afternoon of October 18.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Dublin, Ireland, from Lisbon, Portugal, had to be diverted in emergency after a 24-year-old passenger “ran amok” and later died mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Among 168 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, 1 person sustained minor injuries while trying to help the man.
Aer Lingus flight EI 490 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dublin airport, Ireland, on October 5.
The plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 181 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
This is the third time in a week that an Aer Lingus flight has made an emergency landing.
Aer Lingus flight EI352 returned and made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on October 3.
The plane was heading to Munich, Germany, when the crew reported fumes in cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline accommodated the passengers in other flights.
Aer Lingus flight 110 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 28.
The Boeing 757 that took off for Shannon airport, Ireland, was diverted after the pilot reported landing gear door problems, hydraulic failure, and no flaps.
Fire was sparked in the left rear brakes as the plane touched the runway. Emergency responders immediately extinguished the fire and all 104 passengers were transported back to the terminal safely.
Aer Lingus flight EI433, carrying 142 passengers, was put in lockdown on Dublin airport, Ireland, on October 29.
The incident happened after an Italian passenger wrote ‘Attentione Ebola’ on a coffee cup and handed it over to a crew member.
According to an airport spokesperson, “A passenger on board an Aer Lingus flight from Milan has made a claim during the flight that he had the Ebola virus…As a precaution the plane’s captain alerted authorities and opted not to deplane passengers pending further investigations.”
The passengers were allowed to disembark after Roberto Binaschi, 56 was arrested, along with his wife, aged 51, and daughter,aged 23.
The health officials confirmed that neither of them had Ebola virus.
The female passengers were later released without any charge while Binaschi appeared in Dublin District Court and pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening and abusive behavior on board. He was spared conviction on condition that he will give €2,500 to charity.