PAL Philippine Airlines flight PR-212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 en-route to Manila, Philippines, had to return after the captain failed to retract its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 220 passengers and 12 crew members remained safe.
Insel Air flight 7I-304 rejected take-off at Flamingo/ Bonaire International Airport, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Netherlands, on April 22nd.
The Fokker 50 had to reject taking-off due to a computer error.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
No injuries were reported.
Sita Air flight ST-605 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Phaplu Airport, Dudhakunda, Nepal, on April 23rd.
The Dornier Do-228 flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, had to divert due to bad weather.
The plane’s wing hit a wall during the landing.
All 14 passengers and 3 crew members remained safe.
Dana Air flight 9J-343 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 21st.
The plane took off for Port Harcourt, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air Algerie flight AH-6465 made an emergency landing in In Salah, Algeria, on April 21st.
The plane took off for Algiers, Algeria, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-2835 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on April 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Moscow, Russia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
UTair Aviation flight UT-595 had to return and make an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on April 19th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Usinsk, Russia, but had to turn back after the crew reported issues with the stabilizer.
The plane landed back safely. There were 91 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Surinam Airways flight PY-993 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 19th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Paramaribo, Surinam, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-1755 made an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, on April 18th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Algiers, Algeria, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely. All 140 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Aero Contractors flight NG-316 had to make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on April 18th.
The plane flying from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, declared an emergency after smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the incident.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-176 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ketchikan, Alaska, on April 18th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane en-route from Juneau, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-5215 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Grand Island, Nebraska, on April 18th.
The plane heading from Omaha, Nebraska, to San Francisco, California, was diverted after the crew received an indication of an open door.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-558 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 17th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Lisbon, Portugal, was on final approach to Munich when the crew reported an issue with the nose wheel steering and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-255 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on April 17th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6133 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on April 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Bristol, England, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-537 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on April 17.
The Boeing 737-900 flying to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, had to return due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Canada flight AC-864 made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, Longford, England, on April 16th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Montreal, Canada, had an uneventful flight due to a missing outboard main wheel.
The plane landed safely.
All 294 people aboard remained unhurt.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-43 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Jose International Airport, California, on April 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 heading to Honolulu, Hawaii, had to return due to a problem with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 252 passengers and 11 crew members remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-1721 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading to Kona, Hawaii, had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All 183 people aboard remained unharmed.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-944 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 196 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Thomson Airways flight BY-108 had to reject takeoff from Manchester, England, on April 16th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Bridgetown, Barbados, when the crew noticed some problem and rejected takeoff at high speed.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-721 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shanghai, China, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after a burning odor and haze was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Express Airways flight UO-1845 had to return for an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on April 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely.
There were 194 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Alitalia flight AZ-111 had to reject takeoff from Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT-2718 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Las Vegas, Nevada, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected fuel leak.
The plane landed back safely. All 283 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
