Avianca flight LR-624 had to return and make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on August 10th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lima, Peru, but had to turn back after an engine started emitting streaks of flames and loud bangs.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Germania Flug flight GM-3225 had to return and make an emergency landing in Pristina, Kosovo, on June 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after a phone battery started emitting smoke.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Piedmont Airlines flight PDT-4868 had to return and make an emergency landing at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, New York, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but had to return shortly afterwards after a light bulb in the cockpit started emitting smoke.
The plane landed back safely. All 40 passengers and 3 crew members remained unharmed.
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.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-248 had to reject take off from Mumbai, India, on January 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Delhi, India, when one of the engines emitted sparks and a loud bang, forcing the crew to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2274 had to return for an emergency landing in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 18th.
The plane took off for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but had to turn back after the right engine emitted a loud bang.
The crew had shut down the faulty engine before the plane landed back 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.
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.
Thai Airways flight TG-206 had to reject taking-off at Phuket International Airport, Thailand, on November 29.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Bangkok, Thailand, was about to take-off when one of its engines emitted a loud bang.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
No one was injured.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1574 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 28th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Vienna, Austria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the right engine emitted a loud bang.
The plane landed back safely. All 167 people aboard remained unharmed.
Scoot Airlines flight TZ-1 made an emergency landing in Singapore, on November 26th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Singapore when sparks were seen emitting from the right engine. The crew subsequently shut down the engine and declared an emergency.
The plane made a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Tigerair flight TR-2905 had to return and make an emergency landing in Macau, on November 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the left engine started emitting sparks and causing cabin pressure issues.
The crew shut down the engine and turned back to Macau where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained safe.
Iberia Express flight IB-3673 had to return and make an emergency landing in Berlin, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after a ground observer reported seeing a jet of flame emitting from the left hand engine.
The crew subsequently declared an emergency and turned back toward Berlin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Airlines flight HX-707 had to reject take off from Hong Kong, China, on October 30th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Denpasar, Indonesia, when the left engine emitted a loud bang, forcing the crew to reject take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR-1300 had to return and make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 27th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after flames were seen emitting from the left engine along with loud bangs.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1447 had to return and make an emergency landing in Springfield, Missouri, on October 23rd.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to return shortly afterwards after flames were seen emitting from the left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Jetblue flight B6-404 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on August 1.
The plane took off for Long Beach, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported that one of the engines was emitting loud noise.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Republic Airways flight YX-4378 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, on May 24th.
The plane took off for Memphis, Tennessee, but had to return shortly afterwards after its left engine emitted flames following a loud bang.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that a bird strike caused the engine malfunction.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-807 continued for a safe landing at Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 19.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Bellingham, Washington to Hawaii, was mid-air above Pacific Ocean when a passenger’s iPhone emitted flame which turned into fire on the cabin floor.
The plane landed safely after 90 minutes.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
The incident is under investigation.