Air India flight 130 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on February 16th.
The plane flying from London, England, to Mumbai, India, was diverted after a 63-year-old Portuguese passenger suffered a suspected cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. The passenger, identified as Agnelo Bareto, was rushed to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-2575 made an emergency landing in Austin, Texas, on February 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to turn back after the crew reported an odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 146 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-4454 had to make an emergency landing at London City Airport, England, on February 17th.
The plane flying from Rotterdam, Netherlands, was descending toward London City Airport when the crew reported smell of smoke on-board and declared an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
EgyptAir Express flight MS-392 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Luxor, Egypt, on February 17th.
The plane heading from Aswan to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after the crew noticed a crack in the windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 71 people aboard remained unharmed.
Laser Airlines flight QL-940 had to return and make an emergency landing in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 17th.
The plane took off for Maracaibo, Venezuela, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. All 148 people aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-848 had to return and make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 16th.
The plane took off for Birmingham, England, but had to turn back after the crew reported vapor onboard.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 65 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-552 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on February 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 186 passengers and 17 crew members remained unharmed.
PSA Airlines flight AA-5320 had to return for an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 15th.
The FAA reported that the Canadair CRJ-700 plane that took off for Gulfport, Mississippi, had to turn back due to a deer strike during departure.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 44 people aboard remained safe.
Hop! Airlines flight A5-3557 made an emergency landing in Strasbourg, France, on February 14th.
The plane was flying from Toulouse, France, when the captain declared an emergency, reporting that the first officer has become unconscious.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 46 passengers aboard remained safe.
The first officer had regained consciousness before the landing. He was taken to hospital.
GoAir flight G8-329 had to make an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on February 14th.
The plane flying from Mumbai, India, was descending toward Delhi when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-89 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 14th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. There were 177 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-153 had to return for an emergency landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 13th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for San Salvador, El Salvador, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
UTair Aviation flight UT-258 had to make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on February 13th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was flying from Saint Petersburg, Russia, when the crew reported a fuel leak and had to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-123 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on February 12th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to turn back after the crew reported an electrical odor onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela flight VH-302 had to return and make an emergency landing in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 12th.
The plane took off for Porlamar, Venezuela, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of the engines emitted flames and a loud bang.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qeshm Airlines flight 2264 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Yazd, Iran, on February 13th.
Director general of Kerman province’s airports Ali Qasemzadeh said the plane heading from Najaf, Iraq, to Kerman, Iran, was diverted “due to unstable conditions of a passenger.”
The plane landed safely.
A Pegasus Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Isfahan, Iran, on February 13th.
The plane en-route from Istanbul, Turkey, to Bahrain was diverted after a passenger became ill.
The plane landed safely. The passenger received medical treatment at the airport.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
United Airlines flight UA-972 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on February 12th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Chicago Illinois, to Brussels, Belgium, was diverted after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Thai Airways flight TG-477 had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 11th.
The plane was heading to Brisbane, Australia, when the crew decided to return due to engine vibrations.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
KLM flight KL-895 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 10th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2098 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 10th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to reports of smoke and haze in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
British Airways flight BA-2732 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, to Lanzarote, Spain, was diverted due to a smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
GoJet Airlines flight DL-6266 had to return and make an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 10th.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane took off for Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smell of smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All 76 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1353 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 8th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Geneva, Switzerland, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew reported hydraulic issues and entered a hold.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 152 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight 1484 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Rochester, Minnesota, on February 10th.
The plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after a passenger became ill.
The plane landed safely.
The passenger was rushed to a hospital.
