Air India flight AI-676 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Maharashtra, India, on July 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Kolkata to Mumbai in India had to divert due to some issue with its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on May 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Kolkata, India, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Emirates flight EK-570 made a safe emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on May 8th.
The Boeing 777-300 flying from Dubai, UAE, was about to reach when its left engine was hit by a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air India flight AI-401 made a safe landing after a bird strike near Kolkata, India, on April 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Delhi, India, was on approach to Kolkata when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All 254 people aboard remained unharmed.
Indigo Airlines flight 6E-252 made an emergency landing in Raipur, India, on April 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Kolkata, India, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air Arabia flight G9-522 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on April 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Chittagong, Bangladesh, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. There were 164 passengers and 17 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-3645 had to divert to Kolkata, India, on January 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Delhi to Assam, India, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 180 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-169 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on December 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kolkata, India, was on approach to Hong Kong when the crew declared an emergency due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetKonnect Airlines flight S2-4364 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on December 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Kolkata to Bangalore, India, was diverted after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 147 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-716 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, India, on October 6th.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted after a passenger started experiencing chest pain and breathlessness.
The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to hospital.
An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, on September 21st.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to Director, Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Santosh Dhoke, “The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the medical emergency after a family complained of a health problem suffered by their two-month old baby.”
The baby was rushed to hospital, however, he could not be saved.
Emirates flight EK-573 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on August 8th.
The plane was flying from Kolkata, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-247 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, India, on July 19th.
The Airbus A319-100 en-route to Kathmandu, Nepal had to return after the crew had to shut down on of its engines, mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 56 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
GoAir flight G8-102 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, on July 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane, flying from Kolkata, declared an emergency after lightning struck it causing the windshield to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers remained safe.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha, India, on June 4th.
The plane, en-route from Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kolkata, West Bengal, had to be diverted after it developed a technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 149 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
JetLite flight S2-4264 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on May 3rd.
Authorities said the plane, flying from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, declared an emergency due to a landing gear problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 122 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air India flight AI-315 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 29th.
The plane, en-route from Hong Kong to Delhi, was diverted after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 154 passengers remained safe.
Spicejet flight SG 517 had to make an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on March 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off from Bangalore and was en-route to Kolkata when the runway inspection crew found tire debris and informed the pilots about tire burst. The pilots in turn requested emergency assistance on arrival in Kolkata.
The plane landed safely. There were 211 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A Coastguard plane made an emergency landing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on November 26.
The plane was returning to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport from a reconnaissance duty when the pilot reported a faulty fan on the left wing and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. The pilot remained safe.
Air India flight AI314 made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on September 22.
The Boeing Dreamliner, heading from Delhi to Hong Kong, was diverted after the pilots noticed a technical snag.
The plane landed safely.
All 216 passengers and 10 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
Jet Airways flight 9W-2881 had to return and make an emergency landing at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, India on May 4.
The flight, en route to Silchar, India, returned under “partial emergency” conditions, after the pilot diagnosed a hydraulic issue in engine.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The ATR-72 aircraft was carrying 70 passengers at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged another plane for the passengers.
A medical emergency prompted Air India flight AI 331 to make an unscheduled landing in Kolkata, India, on November 5.
The flight was heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Mumbai, India, when the pilot informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) that a passenger had become seriously ill and sought permission for an emergency landing.
The emergency medical services were put on standby at the airport, however, after some time, the pilot again informed that the passenger’s condition was quickly deteriorating and immediate medical advice was needed. A team of doctors was then taken to the ATC tower where they advised the pilot on the best possible emergency treatment which could be given to the patient onboard.
The flight, carrying 244 passengers, safely landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at around 10 p.m.
The sick passenger, identified as J Babariya, 58, of Gujarat, was immediately shifted to a local hospital where he later died.
The flight resumed its journey after some time.
A Royal Bhutan Airlines flight heading to Mumbai, India, from Paro, Bhutan, had to make an emergency landing at the NSC Bose International Airport, Kolkata at 9:30 a.m. on June 15.
An official at NSC Bose International Airport said that the captain sought permission to make an emergency landing because the windshield of the aircraft cracked while the flight was underway.
Airport authorities also confirmed that the plane landed safely and all passengers and crew remained unharmed.
