Lufthansa flight LH-1403 had to reject take off from Prague, Czech Republic, on December 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-927 had to return and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on December 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Orlando, Florida, but had to turn back after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-9634 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 13th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-225 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 13th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Bangalore, India, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All 156 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
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.
Aeroflot Airlines flight SU-1871 had to return for an emergency landing in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received a cargo door indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-466 encountered turbulence in Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was descending toward Denver when it encountered turbulence that injured two crew members.
The plane landed safely.
Copa Airlines flight CM-238 had to reject take off from Santa Clara, Cuba, on December 11th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Panama City, Panama, when its left.
engine emitted a loud bang and smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The crew subsequently rejected take off and deployed slides for an emergency evacuation.
All 88 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2549 hit severe turbulence near Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, and was heading to San Diego, California, when it encountered turbulence that injured four people, including three crew members and a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing in San Diego.
Hong Kong Airlines flight HX-690 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on December 11th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Sapporo, Japan, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Nordic Regional Airlines flight AY-487 made an emergency landing in Joensuu, Finland, on December 11th.
The plane was flying from Helsinki, Finland, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 30 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
The flight was being operated on behalf of Finnair.
Danish Air Transport flight DX-31 had to return for an emergency landing in Bornholm, Denmark, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin and cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 14 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-214 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Jackson, Mississippi, on December 6th.
The plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane, carrying 118 passengers and 5 crew members, landed safely.
The airline said a flight attendant was taken to hospital after landing.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2392 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on December 6th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported failure of right engine.
The plane landed safely. There were 123 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Yakutia Airlines flight R3-495 had to return and make an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on December 5th.
The plane took off for Khabarovsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to a nose gear issue.
The plane landed safely. All 96 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2570 made an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 5th.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 144 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-661 crashed in Havelian, near Abbottabad, Pakistan, at around 4:45 pm on December 7.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 flying from Chitral to Islamabad, Pakistan, crashed due to the failure of its left engine. The plane had lost control with the radar shortly before it hit the ground.
The wreckage caught fire right after the crash.
There were 42 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time. All of them were killed.
The black boxes have been recovered and handed over to Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The investigation is underway.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-1334 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Indianapolis, Indiana, on December 4th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to West Palm Beach, Florida, was diverted due to issues with the fuel system.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 205 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
South African Airways flight SA-204 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract the flaps.
The plane dumped excess fuel before it landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetKonnect Airlines flight S2-4364 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on December 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Kolkata to Bangalore, India, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 147 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Aer Lingus flight EI-495 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 1st.
The plane heading from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after the crew received an indication of a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All 102 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
VivaColombia flight FC-8170 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Medellin, Colombia, on November 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Bogota to San Andres Island, Colombia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2183 had to reject take off from Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 28th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Atlanta, Georgia, when the crew reported multiple bird strike and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
United Airlines flight UA-837 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on November 28th.
According to the airline, the plane took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a mechanical issue with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 202 passengers and 15 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-777 ran into severe turbulence while descending toward Sydney, Australia, on November 29th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Kunming, China, when it was hit by severe turbulence that injured 5 passengers and 2 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospital.
