Air Canada flight AC-535 had to return and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, Canada, on December 24th.
The Boeing 737-8 MAX plane took off for Kahului, Hawaii, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a decreasing hydraulic quantity.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and sixty-seven passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-37 made an emergency landing in Oakland, California, on October 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200N plane heading from San Diego, California, to Kahului, Hawaii, was diverted after the crew received indication of an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-eight passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Hawaiian Airlines flight HA-23 made an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Oakland, California, when the several passengers complained of breathing problems due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Twelve passengers and three crew members were checked by medical teams at the airport.
It is believed that the odor was caused by a pepper spray.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kahului, Hawaii, on March 27th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 241 passengers and 10 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-862 had to make an emergency landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 11.
The plane was heading from Kahului, Hawaii, to Portland, Oregon, when the crew decided to divert due to a fault in the auxiliary power unit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 152 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
On January 12, a Hawaiian Airlines crew had to put on their oxygen masks after Flight 226 developed smoke in the cockpit. Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 was en route from Honolulu to Kahului when a fire developed in a cargo bay. Pilots managed a safe landing. Evidence of a fire was found in one of the cargo holds. The source of the fire/smoke was an e-cigarette with lithium batteries packed in a passenger’s luggage. The TSB bans E-cigarettes and battery chargers in checked luggage but no criminal charges have been filed. The cargo area sustained enough damage that the return flight was cancelled.
Hawaiian Airlines flight 118 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kahului Airport, Hawaii, on May 12.
According to the airline, the plane was heading from Honolulu to Kailua-Kona when it had to be diverted due to a “left engine surge.”
The faulty engine was smoking when the plane touched the runway and the firefighters had to spray foam to douse it.
All 73 passengers and 5 crew members remained uninjured in the incident.
