Caribbean Airlines flight BW-527 had to return and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Georgetown, Guyana, but had to turn back due to a flaps problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines flight 7 had to make an emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on August 29th.
The plane heading from JFK Airport, New York, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after an unruly passenger tried to open a door mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The unruly passenger was arrested upon landing.
Aer Lingus flight EI-105 had to make an emergency landing at Dublin airport, Ireland, on February 21.
The plane took off for New York’s JFK International Airport but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All 266 passengers on board remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
A Delta Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on February 10.
The flight, operated by Flagship (Endeavor), was heading from JFK Airport, New York, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a passenger had a medical emergency, prompting the pilot to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight 6093, bound for Dayton, Ohio, had to make an emergency landing at New York’s JFK Airport on July 28.
The Embraer ERJ-145 took off from LaGuardia Airport, New York, at 9:14 p.m., immediately after which, the pilot was notified about a possible tire issue. He then declared an emergency and diverted the plane to JFK considering its longer runways.
The plane made an uneventful landing at 11:34 p.m. All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.
The incident is being investigated.
Delta Airlines flight 6077, which took off from Port Columbus International Airport, Ohio at 5:35 p.m., had to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport’s Runway 22L at 6:55p.m. on June 3.
It was learned after landing that the shreds of the tire came off during the take-off. The pilot, not being sure of what happened, decided to make an emergency landing.
The Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft, being operated by Chautauqua Airlines, had 47 people on board.
The plane was inspected by the Port Authority Police Aircraft Fire Rescue Unit, who discovered the damage.
A United Airlines flight had to divert and make emergency landing in Indianapolis, after a crack appeared on its windshield.
The flight 766 took off from JFK airport, New York and was on its way to San Francisco when a crack was discovered in its cockpit window. The plane was then immediately diverted to Indianapolis where it made an uneventful emergency landing on the night of April 19.
The Boeing 757 aircraft was carrying 138 passengers, who were then taken to their destination through another plane.
The United Airlines maintenance engineers are examining the plane.
A Passenger from the flight posted a picture of the cracked windshield on social media, saying “United Flight 766 New York to San Francisco bird hit window. Kudos to pilots for getting us down safe.”