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.
Wizz Air flight W6-1476 had to return and make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, on July 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1838 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 9th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Athens, Greece, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-176 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Antalya, Turkey, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. There were one hundred and sixty-six passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after an unusual odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-864 made an emergency landing in Inverness, Scotland, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Blue Air flight 0B-9247 made an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on June 29th.
The Boeing 737-400 plane took off for Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
AirAsia X flight D7-237 made an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on June 25th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after it began shaking mid-air due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All three hundred and fifty-nine people aboard remained uninjured.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-3290 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a gear problem.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAROM flight RO-372 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on June 13th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a technical issue with one of the engines
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-357 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on June 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, but had to turn back due to issues with the weather radar.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-956 had to return for an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Geneva, Switzerland, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
El Al flight LY-27 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 4th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after the crew was informed that tire debris had been found on the departure runway in Tel Aviv.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-770 had to return and make an emergency landing in Okinawa, Japan, on June 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Osaka, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 405 people aboard remained safe.
Air France flight AF-1025 made an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. There were 131 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1029 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 29th.
The plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back due to an avionics problem.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Europa flight UX-98 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after a windshield cracked due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 178 people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1098 had to return and make an emergency landing in Houston, Texas, on May 20th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for San Jose, Costa Rica, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1345 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 20th.
The plane took off for Billund, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an issue with the hydraulic stabilizer system.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-2823 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on May 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a fuel balance problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-1808 had to return and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, on May 17th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 66 people aboard remained safe.
The emergency services found a fuel leak while checking the plane.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-917 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Salzburg, Austria, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. There were 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC-877 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 15th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Toronto, Canada, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-211 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on April 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a ‘maintenance issue’.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Skippers Aviation plane made an emergency landing in Meekatharra, Australia, on April 18th.
The plane took off for Leinster, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Australia’s TSB is investigating the incident.
