JetBlue flight B6-1204 had to return and make an emergency landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on February 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
TUI flight OR-323 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 15th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Warsaw, Poland, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted due to a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Azur Air flight ZF-973 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 6th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Moscow, Russia, to La Romana, Dominican Republic, was diverted after all the lavatories got blocked.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1324 made an emergency landing in Tucuman, Argentina, on December 14th.
The Boeing 737-8MAX plane heading from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A helicopter crashed near La Romana, Dominican Republic, on November 22nd.
The EC20 helicopter was transporting five people from Rio San Juan to La Romana when it went down.
All five occupants of the aircraft were killed in the crash. Their identities are not known at the moment.
Eurowings flight EW-141 made an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was on approach to Cologne when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1965 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 31st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but had to turn back after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully.
There were one hundred and eighty-three passengers and ten crew members aboard at the time. Authorities said all crew members were examined by medical teams at the airport, one crew member was subsequently taken to hospital.
JetBlue flight B6-1095 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but had to turn back after a foul odor was noticed on-board, causing passengers and crew members to feel sick.
The plane landed safely. Medical teams examined several passengers at the airport.
XL Airways France flight SE-55 had to return and make an emergency landing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on December 15th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty-five passengers and twelve crew members remained unharmed.
Edelweiss Air flight WK-34 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on October 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but had to turn back after the crew noticed issues with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. There were two hundred and fifty-seven passengers and eleven crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
JetBlue Airways flight 893 had to make an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on January 21st.
The plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Santiago, Dominican Republic, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-987 continued for a safe landing at Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 21.
The Boeing 757-200, flying from Miami, Florida to Santo Domingo, was on approach to the runway when the crew detected a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely.
All 200 people onboard remained unharmed.
SBA Airlines flight S3-1515 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Las Americas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on March 11.
The Boeing 757-200, heading from Caracas, Venezuela to Miami, Florida, was mid-air when the crew needed to shut down its right hand engine, causing the plane to divert.
The plane landed safely.
All 198 passengers and crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Air Berlin flight AB-7346 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on December 31.
The Airbus A330-200, flying towards Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, had to return due to some issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Insel Air flight 531 made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on December 16.
The plane, flying from St. Maarten, had to declare an emergency after the crew noticed an issue with its cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 80 passengers aboard remained safe.
A twin-engine Hawker Siddeley 125-600A, flying from Santo Domingo to Punto Cana in Dominican Republic, went missing shortly after taking off from Las Americas airport on September 10.
According to the Special Airport Security Agency, only pilot and the co-pilot were aboard the plane when it lost communication with the control tower.
Civil Aviation spokesperson Hector Olivo said the search operation for the aircraft, which was registered to a company based out of Dover, Delaware, was launched on Thursday.