Legendary artist Prince was rushed to hospital after making an emergency landing at Quad City International Airport, Moline, Illinois, on April 15th.
It is believed that the Hall of Fame recording artist had been suffering from flu for several weeks. His condition worsened when he was flying back in his private plane after a show in Atlanta.
He was released from the hospital after three hours and is recovering.
Delta Airlines flight DL-151 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, on March 17.
The McDonnell Douglas-88, en-route from Washington to Atlanta, Georgia, was climbing out of Washington when the crew reported smoke in the aircraft, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 153 people on board remained unhurt.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1832 made an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 31.
The plane was flying from Atlanta, Georgia, when lightning struck it, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Delta flight DL-307 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on January 24.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, to Atlanta, Georgia, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird. The engine had to be shut down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
ExpressJet flight 5009, operating as a Delta connection, made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport, Texas, on December 23.
The plane, heading from Monterrey, Mexico, to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after its air conditioning system stopped working.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 71 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; the airport reported that two passengers were given medical assistance in an air conditioned ambulance.
Delta flight 5035 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina, on December 19.
The plane was heading from Montreal, Canada, to Atlanta, Georgia, when it was diverted due to engine problems.
The plane landed safely. All 72 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.
A Delta airline jet had to divert and make an emergency landing at Greenville Spartanburg International Airport, South Carolina, on December 16.
The plane, heading from Roanoke, Virginia, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted after the pilot reported an electrical smell in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Southwest Airlines flight 206 had to make an emergency landing in Tallahassee, Florida, on November 20.
The plane was en-route from Atlanta to Tampa when it was diverted due to an electrical smell in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 143 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
F-16 fighter jets were dispatched to escort two airliners to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, on January 24.
The fighter jets were sent from a South Carolina base after the authorities received a ‘credible’ bomb threat on Twitter, which targeted the inbound Southwest Airlines Flight 2492 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1156. The Southwest flight was coming from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while the Delta flight was arriving from Portland, Oregon.
Both aircrafts landed uneventfully and all passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The passengers were allowed to leave the airport after the FBI authorities debriefed them. The planes and luggage were thoroughly searched by the bomb disposal squad.
An airport spokesperson later confirmed on twitter, “All clear for both aircraft & normal airport operations have resumed. Thank you for your patience. Safety & security are our top priorities.”
Delta flight 95 had to turn back for emergency landing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia, on January 18.
The Boeing 777, en-route from Atlanta to Narita, Japan, had to return after a pilot of another flight reported smoke coming out of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely and all 308 people aboard remained unharmed.
Firefighters and technicians inspected the plane and cleared it at around 1 p.m. after which it again took off for Japan.
A Delta Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 21.
The plane was on its way to Narita, Japan, with 316 people aboard when one of its 4 engines failed. The pilots then turned the faulty engine off and decided to return to Atlanta for emergency landing.
The aircraft dumped thousands of gallons of fuel in the air over Lake Allatoona to shed off extra weight, before it safely landed at the airport. No one was injured.
The passengers were transferred to another plane which took them to their destination.
A Delta Airlines flight bound for Atlanta had to return and make an emergency landing at Kingston airport in Jamaica, shortly after it took off on June 30.
According to Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant the decision to make an emergency landing was made after a pneumatic leak was discovered in the engine 2 of the MD-88 jet.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 5 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Emilio Ebanks, the spokesperson of Jamaica Fire Brigade said that smoke was seen to be coming out of the plane while it was in the air. Durrant said there was no fire in the aircraft.
Delta Flight 360 had to circle around the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, for about an hour and a half after the air traffic controller jokingly told the pilot not to land.
The incident happened on June 11 when the flight 360 was at the 1000 feet and ready to descend. The air traffic controller told the pilot that he could not land and that he should circle around for some time. However, just a few seconds later, he said, “I’m kidding, Delta 630. After you land, I’ve got no one behind you. Expect to exit right. Delta 630 you’re clear to land on (runway) 27-Left.”
By that time, the pilot had already aborted landing and started ascending the Boeing 777 to 40,000 feet. The plane then had to circle around before it could finally land.
The FAA is investigating the air traffic controller.
Delta Airlines flight 2412 was on its way from Orlando to Atlanta, when a part of its right wing fell off. The missing wing panel of Boeing 757 was first spotted by passengers after which, the pilot instantly decided to make emergency landing.
There were 179 passengers and 6 crew members on the plane, who then took a sigh of relief when the plane was safely landed in Atlanta at about 7:30 pm, on March 16, 2014.
According to Delta Airlines spokesperson, the broken wing panel did not affect the ability of aircraft to fly or land.
The incident could have been very serious and undoubtedly, it was very scary for the passengers to look out and see part of a wing missing.
