ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-891 made a safe emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on December 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Christchurch, New Zealand, was about to land when the crew reported a problem with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Malta flight KM-100 rejected take-off at Malta International Airport, Malta, on September 20.
The Airbus A319-100 to London Heathrow, United Kingdom, had just started taking-off when it struck a flock of birds.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Busan flight BX-184 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, on July 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Daegu, South Korea, to Sapporo, Japan, had to divert due to engine shut down.
The plane landed safely.
All 174 people aboard remained unhurt.
Air France flight AF-1123 had to return and make an emergency landing on Munich Airport, Germany, on July 14th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Charles de Gaulle airport, France, had to return due to some problem with its positioning system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Transat flight TS-232 had to abort taking-off at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Toronto, Canada, was about to take-off when two loud bangs were heard due to engine failure and stall.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
All 326 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
ANZ Air New Zealand flight NZ-680 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Dunedin to Wellington, New Zealand, had to divert after impact with a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All 88 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air India flight AI-825 had to return and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on April 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Srinagar, India, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
All 180 people aboard remained safe.
Air Europa flight UX-1040 made a safe landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on April 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Fiumicino, Italy, was about to land when it suffered multiple bird strikes.
The aircraft sustained minor damage.
All people aboard remained unhurt.
Lufthansa flight LH-1814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Germany, on March 11th.
The Airbus A321-100 flying to Barcelona, Spain, had to return due to some problem with its air conditioning system.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained safe.
Tailwind Airlines flight XC-1845 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-400, flying on behalf of Corendon Air, was en-route from Antalya, Turkey, to Zurich, Switzerland, had to divert due to a loss in cabin pressure.
The oxygen masks were released for the passengers, and they complained pressure and pain in ears.
The plane landed safely.
Air Astana flight KC-1392 had to make an emergency landing in Xiamen, China, on October 12th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was performing a test flight when the crew noticed a landing gear issue.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All four crew members aboard remained safe.
Air France flight AF-7498 over-ran the runway at Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, Biarritz, France, on September 23rd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Paris Orly, France, went off the runway and had to be disabled.
The plane sustained minor damage.
No one was injured, however, the passengers had to remain inside the plane for at least an hour.
On August 30th, Air Canada flight AC-7 made an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
VietJet Air flight VJ-885 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on August 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed near Shaftesbury in Dorset, England, on August 26th.
Authorities said the Tiger Moth plane went down near Compton Abbas Airfield.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the 64-year-old pilot and a 67-year-old passenger. Both of them were killed in the crash.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the cause of crash.
Air India flight AI-822 had to return and make an emergency landing in Srinagar, India, on August 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Jammu, India, but had to turn back after the crew reported that they had not received a locked indication for the gear.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and forty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Cape Air flight 1815 made an emergency landing at Adirondack Regional Airport in Franklin County, New York, on August 25th.
The Cessna 402 plane heading from Albany International Airport to Ogdensburg Regional Airport, New York, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine issue and a whiff of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All five passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight D8-1823 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on August 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was heading to Providence, Rhode Island, when the crew noticed an APU problem and decided to turn back.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air France flight AF-636 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on August 21st.
The plane heading from Paris, France, to Houston, Texas, was diverted after an infant suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The baby was rushed to the University Hospital Limerick.
Air Europa flight UX-1705 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ibiza, Spain, on August 18th.
The plane took off for Palma, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Shaheen Air flight NL-766 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 16th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cabin pressurization issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
AirBaltic flight BT-402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on August 12th.
The plane took off for Kiev, Ukraine, but had to turn back due to an oil pressure indication problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-2931 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bacau, Romania, on August 10th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Luton Airport, England, but had to return shortly afterwards due to cabin pressurization problems.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-2911 had to make an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 10th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane heading from Bacau, Romania, to Orio al Serio International Airport, Italy, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9-445 had to return and make an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram, India, on August 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards due to technical issues.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.