Air Transat flight TS-232 had to abort taking-off at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Toronto, Canada, was about to take-off when two loud bangs were heard due to engine failure and stall.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
All 326 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
An EasyJet flight had to make an emergency landing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, England, on August 7th.
The plane heading from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Gatwick Airport, England, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Aer Lingus flight EI-911 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on August 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, England, to Knock, Ireland, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Thomson Airlines flight BY-2616 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on July 8th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying from Manchester, England, to Girona, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 201 passengers and 8 crew members remained unhurt.
EasyJet flight U2-864 made an emergency landing in Inverness, Scotland, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iberia Express flight I2-3617/ IB-3617 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, UK, on May 25th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from London, England, to Las Palmas, Spain, had to divert due to smoke in cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Norwegian Air International flight D8-371 had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on May 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Helsinki, Finland, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed an issue with the slats.
The plane landed back safely. There were 183 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
British Airways flight BA-2732 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, to Lanzarote, Spain, was diverted due to a smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6248 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, on January 10th.
The plane heading from Bournemouth, United Kingdom, to Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, was diverted after a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
British Airways flight BA-2713 had to reject take off from Malaga, Spain, on January 3rd.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, when the crew rejected take off due to a safety warning.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Thomas Cook flight MT-1033 made an emergency landing in Banjul, Gambia, on November 8th.
The plane had just departed for Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, when it encountered a flock of ducks. The birds impacted both engines and the landing gear, forcing the crew to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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.
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.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-492 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, UK, on September 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Birmingham, UK, to Alicante, Spain, had to divert due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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.
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.
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.
British Airways flight BA-2552 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, UK, on July 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Heraklion, Greece, had to return due to a strong unpleasant odour in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Transat flight TS-423 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, on June 10th.
The plane took off for Toronto, Ontario, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a cabin pressure issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard 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.
British Airways flight BA-2679 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Venice, Italy, on April 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 was heading from Dubrovnik, Croatia, to Gatwick Airport, England, when the crew requested an emergency landing due to a cabin fire indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 140 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Easyjet flight U2-5224 made an emergency landing in Toulouse, France, on April 16th.
The plane, en-route from Valencia, Spain, to London Gatwick Airport, England, had to be diverted after a strange odor in the cabin made two flight attendants sick.
The plane landed safely. All 159 people aboard remained unhurt.
The flight attendants were given medical assistance upon landing.
EasyJet flight EZY8896 had to make an emergency landing in Bordeaux, France, on March 7th.
The Airbus A320, heading from Marrakesh, Morocco, to Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, had to be diverted after a drunk male passenger tried to open an emergency door mid-air.
The plane landed safely. The man was escorted out of the plane by the French police.
The airline confirmed the incident and said, “easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard and always push for prosecution. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”