Icelandair flight FI-630 had to return and make an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on May 16th.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Keflavik, Iceland, had to return after the crew failed to retract its gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 263 people onboard remained unharmed.
City jet flight WX-112/AF-3141 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport, Ireland, on May 20th.
The Avro RJ-85, en-route to London City, UK, had to return due to low oil pressure. The crew had to shut down one of its engines mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cochin International Airport, Kochi, Kerala, India, on May 18th.
The Airbus A321-200, flying to Colombo, Sri Lanka, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Virgin Australia flight VA-1351 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on May 19th.
The plane took off for Darwin, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards after smell of smoke was detected in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
FlyDamas flight 4J-502 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on May 19th.
The Boeing 737-500, heading from Khartoum, Sudan, to Damascus, Syria, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
UPS flight 5X-63 made a safe emergency landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, on May 16th.
The Boeing 747-400, flying from Hong Kong, China, was flying above the Pacific Ocean when the crew notice a slow oil leakage from one of its engines. The crew had to shut the engine down before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Caribbean Airlines flight BW-1511 made a safe landing at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad and Tobago, on May 14th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flying from Tobago, was about to reach the Port of Spain when the crew noticed a fire indication for its right side engine. The crew had to shut down the engine and activate the fire suppression system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3345 made a safe landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 17th.
The Boeing 737-700, flying from Sacramento, California, was about to reach the destination when it encountered turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
A flight attendant sustained injuries.
Novo Air flight VQ-967 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 16th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, en-route to Rajshahi, Bangladesh, had to return after its landing gear failed to retract.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-588 made a safe landing at Bahawalpur Airport, Pakistan, on May 17.
The Avions de Trasport Regional ATR-42-500, flying from Karachi, Pakistan, was about to land when the crew detected some issue with one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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.
Germanwings flight 4U9023 made an emergency landing at Dusseldorf airport, Germany, on May 16th.
The plane, flying from Dresden, Germany, declared an emergency after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 142 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-147 had to return and make an emergency landing at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-700, heading towards Chicago, Illinois, had to return due to severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
Two passengers and 2 crew members sustained injuries.
Jazz flight QK-8824 made a safe landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DC, on May 16th.
The Canadair CRJ-200, en-route from Montreal, Canada, was about to land when a bird impacted one of its engines.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
TAROM flight RO-217 made an emergency landing in Timisoara, Romania, on May 13th.
The plane, heading from Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, to Belgrade, Serbia, had to be diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 27 passengers remained unharmed.
Arik Air flight W3-433 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Benin City, Nigeria, on May 12th.
The plane, heading from Warri to Abuja, Nigeria, was diverted after the crew reported they had to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 42 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Jetstar flight JQ-711 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible tail strike on departure.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Hainan Airlines flight HU-7755 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shenzhen, China, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Zhengzhou, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the left hand engine failed.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
American Airlines flight 2398 made an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 14th.
The plane, heading from Nashville, Tennessee, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted due to smell of smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 141 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
J-Air flight JL-2123 had to return and make an emergency landing at Osaka-Itami International Airport in Japan, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Hakodate, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported possible bleed air leak from left engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 66 people aboard remained safe.
Brussels Airlines flight SN-3667 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on May 9th.
The plane, heading from Brussels, Belgium, to Toulouse, France, had to turn back after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-41 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 11th.
The plane was flying from Los Angeles, California, when it experienced a hydraulic failure, prompting the pilots to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safe. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Okay Airways flight BK-2823 made a hard landing at Nanning Wuxu International Airport, Nanning, China, on May 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Xian, China, got its tail scraped on the surface of the runway upon landing.
The plane rolled out without further incident.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
