Air New Zealand flight NZ-8058 had to return and make an emergency landing in New Plymouth, New Zealand, on April 18th.
The plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after the crew noticed haze in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. 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.
American Airlines flight AA-2098 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 10th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to reports of smoke and haze in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
JetBlue flight B6-1131 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 18th.
The plane took off for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards after an odor and light haze was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-823 made an emergency landing in Okinawa, Japan, on December 18.
Authorities said the Boeing 767-300, en-route from Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, to Taipei, Taiwan, was forced to divert after the crew reported haze in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 198 people on board remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
The incident is being investigated.
Qantas QF51 made an emergency landing at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 29.
The plane, heading from Brisbane, Australia, to Singapore, was diverted after the pilot reported low visibility due to haze. General manager of Jakarta’s Air Traffic Service Centre, Bambang Rianto, said the pilot reported that visibility was below the safety threshold limit of 1400 meters.
The plane landed safely.
No one was hurt.
All Nippon Airways flight ANA 90 had to make an emergency landing at Naha airport on the island of Okinawa in Japan, on June 5.
The Boeing 767 aircraft was en-route from Ishigaki Island to Haneda airport, Tokyo, when the pilot reported haze in the cockpit and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. None of the 101 passengers and 8 crew members was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
