An American Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on December 28th.
The plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was diverted due to a possible mechanical problem.
The plane landed safely. All 149 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
LATAM Airlines flight JJ-8030 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on December 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Montevideo, Uruguay, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
Open Skies flight BA-8004 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 26th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane, operating on behalf of British Airways, was en-route from Newark, New Jersey, to Paris Orly Airport, France, when all the toilets failed.
The crew subsequently decided to divert to Shannon where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-818 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on December 25th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC-868 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 24th.
The plane flying from Toronto, Canada, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a 10-year-old girl had a cardiac arrest midair.
The plane landed safely. The child was immediately taken to University Hospital Limerick where she was later pronounced dead.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-596 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Bornholm Airport, Ronne, Denmark, on December 26th.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Keflavik, Iceland to Copenhagen, Denmark, was mid-air when the crew had to divert due to bad weather followed by a lightning strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. The flight was cancelled.
All passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-4437 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Trondheim, Norway, on December 20th.
The plane heading from Tromso to Oslo, Norway, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-898 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on December 19th.
The Airbus A310-300 plane heading from Lahore, Pakistan, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely. All 180 people aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-1348 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Stavanger, Norway, on December 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo, Norway, to Manchester, United Kingdom, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-1129 had to make an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 15th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Indianapolis, Indiana, when a passenger’s e-cigarette overheated and started emitting smoke.
The crew diverted the plane to Little Rock where it landed safely.
All 137 people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1799 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 12th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to San Francisco, California, was diverted due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. There were 160 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-238 had to divert and make an emergency landing in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Miami, Florida, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, was diverted due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
China Airlines flight CI-17 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Wake Island, United States, on December 12th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Tokyo, Japan, was diverted due to issues with one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa Airlines flight LH-441 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 12th.
The plane flying from Houston, Texas, to Frankfort, Germany, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
According to the airline, “LH441 was diverted as a matter of precaution in coordination with the relevant authorities and the pilot… Passengers disembarked and LH staff will take care of them. The aircraft will be searched.”
The authorities gave the all-clear after thoroughly searching the aircraft.
American Airlines flight AA-2400 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on December 11th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Vail, Colorado, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and 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.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-521 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on December 5th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All 199 people aboard remained unharmed.
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.
SkyWest Airlines flight 5588 made an emergency landing in San Antonio, Texas, on December 4th.
The plane took off from Houston, Texas, and was on final approach to Monterrey, Mexico, when the crew reported an unsafe gear indication and decided to divert.
The aircraft’s nose gear collapsed upon landing in San Antonio.
One passenger sustained a minor injury in the accident.
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.
Azul Brazilian Airlines flight AD-2446 made an emergency landing in Fortaleza, Brazil, on December 2nd.
According to the airline, the Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Sao Luis, to Recife, Brazil, was diverted due to technical issues.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-107 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on December 2nd.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Salt Lake City, Utah, when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
EasyJet Switzerland flight U2-1234 had to make an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on December 2nd.
According to the airline, the airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Budapest, Hungary, to Saint-Louis, France, when the crew decided to divert due to a technical defect.
The plane landed safely. All 162 passengers aboard remained safe.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ-6976 made an emergency landing in Lanzhou, China, on December 1st.
The plane flying from Shanghai to Urumqi, China, was diverted after a passenger’s cell phone started emitting smoke.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3526 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 29th.
The Embraer ERJ-145 plane was heading from Sioux City, Iowa, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, when the crew reported that the flaps could not be fully retracted.
The plane was diverted to Kansas City where it landed safely.
All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
