Virgin Atlantic flight VS-44 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew decided to turn back due to a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely. There were 359 people aboard at the time; all of the remained unhurt.
Flybe flight BE-1583 had to make an emergency landing in Southampton, England, on August 5th.
The plane was heading to Palma in Mallorca, Spain, when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak and decided to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A light aircraft crashed near a farm on Wyke Oliver Road, Weymouth, Dorset, South West England, on the noon of August 5th.
According to sources, the plane was carrying 2 adults and a child at the time.
All 3 people onboard sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
Eastern Airways flight T3-9625 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 24th.
The plane heading from Newcastle, England, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted due to indication of an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
Ryanair flight FR-3131 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Belgium, on July 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from London Stansted Airport, England, to Paphos, Cyprus, was diverted due to a wheel well fire indication.
The plane landed safely Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Cityjet flight WX-281 made an emergency landing at London Southend Airport, England, on July 10th.
The plane, heading from London City Airport, England, to Florence, Italy, was diverted after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Emirates flight EK-22 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, flying from Manchester, England, declared emergency after the crew reported that pilot vision was impaired.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-7193 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on June 2nd.
The airline confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 plane, heading from Liverpool, England, to Faro, Portugal, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Norwegian Air flight DY-7148 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on May 30th.
The Shuttle Boeing 787-800, en-route from Boston, Massachusetts, to London, England, was diverted after it was refused to enter UK airspace due to unreliable transponder signals.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The plane resumed its flight 11 hours later.
A small plane crashed in a field in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, on May 30th.
Authorities said the light aircraft went down near Shaw Lane, Shifnal.
There were two people aboard, including the pilot and a passenger; both of them were killed in the crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating.
American Airlines flight AA-141 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, en-route from London, England, to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported indications of vibrations and decided to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 89 people onboard remained unharmed.
Easyjet flight U2-8704 made an emergency landing on Porto Santo Island in the Atlantic Ocean, on May 24th.
According to an airline spokesperson, the Airbus A320-200, heading from Tenerife, Spain, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. There were 167 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
VLM airlines flight W2-6142 had to divert and make a safe emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The Fokker 50, heading from London, England, was on approach to Waterford’s runway when the crew reported a problem with its nose gear.
The plane landed successfully.
All 14 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
CityJet flight WX-112 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on May 20th.
The plane took off for London, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a low oil pressure indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Ryanair flight FR9886 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bordeaux, France, on May 17th.
The plane, heading from Liverpool, England, to Alicante, Spain, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to an airline spokesperson, “This flight from Liverpool to Alicante diverted to Bordeaux after a customer became ill on board. The crew called ahead to request medical assistance, the aircraft landed normally and the customer disembarked and was met by medics for further treatment.”
Ryanair flight FR-4215 made an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on May 14th.
The plane was flying from Parma, Italy, when the crew reported a flaps problem and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Flybe flight BE-1048 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on May 11th.
The plane was flying from Aberdeen, Scotland, when the crew reported a hydraulic leak and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
CityJet flight AF-1558 was intercepted by two British Typhoon fighter planes upon entering in British Airspace in Yorkshire, England, on May 2nd.
The Avro RJ-85 was flying from Paris, France, when it lost radio communication with the ATC right after entering the British Airspace.
The plane accompanied by Typhoons landed safely Newcastle Airport, UK.
No one was injured.
British Airways flight BA-108 was intercepted by fighter aircrafts after it lost communication with Hungary’s ATC on April 30th.
The Boeing 777-200, heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to London, England, lost contact with the ATC while it was entering Hungary’s Airspace.
The Hungarian Authorities dispatched two Saab Gripen fighter planes to intercept the plane, however, the communication was restored shortly afterwards. The fighter jets returned to the base while the flight continued to London.
The incident is being investigated.
British Airways flight BA-114 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 29th.
The Boeing 777-200, en-route to London, England, from New York, was mid-air when the crew detected burning odor in the cabin, prompting the plane to divert as a precaution.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Limoges – Bellegarde Airport, Limoges, France, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737, en-route from Liverpool, England, to Alicante, Spain, was mid-air when two drunk men onboard began fighting, prompting the captain to divert the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The two men were taken to a nearby police station.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-107 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on April 27th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Detroit, Michigan, was mid-air when it had to return after the crew reported hydraulic failure followed by a possible landing gear failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
KLM flight KL-601 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 24th.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route from Amsterdam, to Los Angeles, California, was climbing out of the runway when it ingested a bird and continued flying till it was mid-air above Norwich, England, when the crew decided to return as a safety precaution.
The plane landed successfully. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Pakistan International Airlines flight 711 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Manchester, England, to New York, was mid-air above Northern Ireland when it was diverted in emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
