Rossiya Airlines flight FV-5418 had to return for an emergency landing in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, on January 31st.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew failed to retract the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-385 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on January 24th.
The plane heading from Southampton, England, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted after crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-744 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto Santo, Portugal, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Gatwick Airport, England, to Funchal, Portugal, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the flaps.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 137 passengers aboard remained safe.
Shaheen Air flight NL-902D made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on January 8th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Manchester, England, was descending toward Lahore when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine fire indication.
The crew had activated the fire suppression system before the plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-7049 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, England, on December 21st.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 was en-route to Dusseldorf, Germany, when the crew reported that there was a problem with one of the doors.
The plane landed safely. Everyone onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Star Air flight S6-6565 had to make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on December 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 cargo plane flying from East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, was descending toward Cologne when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
EasyJet flight EZY811 had to make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on November 3rd.
The plane was flying from Gatwick Airport in England, United Kingdom, when the crew declared a medical emergency. According to the airline, the pilot “requested a priority landing in Edinburgh due to a passenger requiring medical assistance.”
The plane landed uneventfully and was met by paramedics.
BoraJet flight YB-9907 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on October 19th.
The Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Manchester, England, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in the windshield.
The plane, that was carrying the members of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane that safely transported the team to Manchester.
WestJet flight WS-4 made an emergency landing at Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland, on October 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a failure in the avionics bay cooling system.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jet2.com flight LS-891 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on October 6th.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a flaps issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Jet2.com flight LS-891 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on October 2nd.
The plane took off for Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, but had to turn back due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Wizz Air flight W6-4551 had to reject takeoff at Burgas Airport, Burgas, Bulgaria, on September 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 was accelerating the takeoff for London, England, when the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane returned to the apron.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
British Airways flight BA-274 declared emergency before landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on September 12th.
The Boeing 747, en-route from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, was over Scotland when the pilot requested a priority landing reporting that a passenger had fallen ill.
The plane landed safely.
The passenger was provided medical assistance at the airport.
WestJet flight WS-27 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on September 10th.
The plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was diverted after the crew reported hearing a bang and a jolt.
The plane landed safely. There were 258 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Emirates Airlines flight EK-9 made an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on September 8th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane was flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the crew declared emergency due to indication of a flat nose wheel tire.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Jet2.com flight LS-875 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on September 9th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back after the crew reported that they could not retract the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A British Airways flight had to return and make a precautionary landing at Gatwick Airport, Horley, England, on September 1st.
The plane en-route to Crete, Greece, had to return shortly after the cabin was filled with a strong smell, similar to that of cannabis.
The plane landed safely. All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
A small plane had to make an emergency landing in a field near Henstridge Airfield in Marnhull, Dorset County, England, on August 27th.
The TB10 Tobago carrying 4 people including the pilot had to be landed after its engine caught fire.
All 4 people onboard escaped safely.
United Airlines flight UA-880 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Houston, Texas, to London, England, encountered severe turbulence over Atlantic Ocean, prompting the crew to divert.
At least 12 passengers and 2 crew members suffered minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The passengers were later accommodated in a replacement plane.
Flybe flight BE-1274 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on August 29th.
The plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Manchester, England, was diverted after the crew became aware that one of the tires had burst during departure. An airline spokesperson said the plane was diverted as a “precautionary measure to take into consideration more favorable wind conditions”
The plane landed safely. All 76 people aboard remained unhurt.
Thomson Airways flight BY-7352 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on August 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Paphos, Cyprus, but had to turn back after the crew suspected a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Stobart Air flight RE-3701 made an emergency landing in Cork, Ireland, on August 24th.
The plane was flying from Birmingham, England, when the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft, crashed during its test flight at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, England, UK, on the morning of August 24th.
The plane crashed during its second test flight after having been revamped.
No injuries were reported in the crash.
Cobalt Airlines flight CO-516 made an emergency landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 21st.
The plane had just departed for Manchester, England, when the crew received an abnormal gear indication and decided to return.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
Flybe flight BE-986 made an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on August 19th.
The plane was flying from Southampton, England, when the crew declared an emergency due to a minor technical fault.
The plane landed safely. All 70 people aboard remained unharmed.
