Flybe flight BE-1274 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on August 29th.
The plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Manchester, England, was diverted after the crew became aware that one of the tires had burst during departure. An airline spokesperson said the plane was diverted as a “precautionary measure to take into consideration more favorable wind conditions”
The plane landed safely. All 76 people aboard remained unhurt.
Cobalt Airlines flight CO-516 made an emergency landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 21st.
The plane had just departed for Manchester, England, when the crew received an abnormal gear indication and decided to return.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
Eastern Airways flight T3-9625 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 24th.
The plane heading from Newcastle, England, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted due to indication of an engine malfunction.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
Manchester United’s plane had to make an emergency landing in Tianjin, China, on July 23rd.
The plane heading to Beijing, China, was diverted due to bad weather. The team was on its way to face Manchester City on July 25th.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Club manager Jose Mourinho said at a news conference, “We were supposed to fly with two different planes, with half of us in one plane and half in the other… The ones in the first plane was lucky because we landed safely and were in the hotel to have dinner. The second group was unlucky. The plane was not good. They had to make an unscheduled landing for a couple of hours, and then they arrived in the hotel to have dinner at one o’clock in the morning. But they had it with a smile on their faces which is good.”
Air Wisconsin flight ZW-4047/AA-4047 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK, on July 19th.
The Canadair CRJ-200 en-route to Pennsylvania had to return due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Emirates flight EK-22 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on June 25th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane, flying from Manchester, England, declared emergency after the crew reported that pilot vision was impaired.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Shaheen Air flight NL-901 made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on June 10th.
Authorities said one of the tires had burst as the plane took off from Islamabad, Pakistan. The plane was bound for Manchester, United Kingdom, at the time.
The plane landed safely. All 150 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Easyjet flight U2-7193 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on June 2nd.
The airline confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 plane, heading from Liverpool, England, to Faro, Portugal, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Flybe flight BE-1048 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on May 11th.
The plane was flying from Aberdeen, Scotland, when the crew reported a hydraulic leak and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. There were 52 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
Pakistan International Airlines flight 711 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Manchester, England, to New York, was mid-air above Northern Ireland when it was diverted in emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers and crew members onboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-1072 had a cabin pressure problem shortly after it took off from Manchester, United Kingdom, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was heading to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when it experienced problems with cabin pressure. According to the airline, the oxygen masks were released for the passengers and the crew was able to restore the air conditioning system after around 13 minutes.
The plane landed safely. All 138 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Thomas Cook flight MT-2152 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on April 9th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Paphos, Cyprus, had to return due to a hydraulic problem. The plane entered a hold to burn off the fuel before landing.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Jet2.com flight LS-286 had to divert and continue for a safe landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, on April 7th.
The Boeing 737-300, en-route from Geneva, Switzerland, was on approach to Leeds Bradford Airport when the crew detected problems with the flaps, deciding to divert and land at Manchester’s longer runway.
The plane landed safely.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-3445 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, UK, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Palma, Mallorca, Spain, was mid-air after departure when a bird impacted the aircraft, prompting the crew to stop the climb and return.
The plane’s right hand engine was affected by the bird strike.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Emirates flight EK-19 had to divert and land at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on March 26.
The Airbus A380-800, flying from Dubai, UAE to Manchester, England, was on approach to runway when the crew had to divert it to London after receiving a computer warning that the runway was too short.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-76 had to make an emergency landing in Manchester, United Kingdom, on February 27th.
According to the airline, the Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Belfast, United Kingdom, to New York/Newark was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 160 passengers remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1847 inadvertently landed on a closed runway at Pisa International Airport, Pisa, Italy, on December 30.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Manchester, England, to Pisa, Italy, was about to land on an active runway but accidentally touched down on closed runway.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH404 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in United Kingdom, on August 7.
The Boeing 747-800 jumbo jet, en-route from Frankfurt to New York, had to be diverted after the pilots reported a possible wheel well fire.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel.
An airport spokesperson confirmed the incident saying, “An aircraft from Frankfurt to New York JFK made a divert into Manchester Airport this evening and landed safely with approximately 360 people on board.”
British Airways flight BA8703 had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, United Kingdom, on June 17.
The plane was heading from Edinburgh to London City Airport when it had to divert to Manchester.
An airline spokesperson said, “We apologise to customers for the diversion of the BA8703 Edinburgh to London City service into Manchester… This was due to an engine bleed warning light that illuminated on the flight deck… Safety is always our first priority.”
EasyJet flight EZY1877 had to return and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport in England, on February 17.
The plane took off from Manchester for Bilbao, Spain but had to turn back shortly afterwards due to smell of fumes in the cabin.
The plane made an uneventful emergency landing and no one aboard was harmed.
An airline spokesperson said, “The aircraft landed safely at Manchester and was met by the fire service in line with routine procedures…The safety and welfare of our passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority. The passengers disembarked the aircraft as normal and have been transferred to the terminal and are awaiting a replacement aircraft to Bilbao…We would like to apologise for any inconvenience experienced due to the delay.”
Thomas Cook flight TCX2534 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on October 13.
The Boeing 767, carrying 278 passengers, took off from Manchester Airport at around 7:15 a.m. and was on its way to Dalaman, Turkey, when the crew declared emergency and decided to return.
According to a Thomas Cook spokesperson, the decision for emergency landing was made as a precaution due to an unexpected hydraulic fault in the aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully after circling over Peak District National Park to shed off extra fuel. No one was hurt.
The airline said, “We’d like to apologise to our customers for the delay to their flight today. Returning the aircraft to Manchester allowed our engineers to inspect the aircraft quickly and we’ve now been able to ensure our customers can start their holiday as soon as possible on a replacement aircraft.”
A medical emergency prompted the Lufthansa Airlines flight LH434 to make an emergency landing at Manchester airport, UK, on August 6.
The incident happened when the flight was en route from Munich, Germany to Chicago.
The Airbus A340-600 dumped fuel over Greater Manchester before landing safely at the airport shortly after 5 p.m.
The sick passenger was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital for treatment. The nature of illness is not yet known.
The Qatar Airways flight QR23 made an emergency landing at Manchester airport at about 1 p.m. on August 5, on suspicion of a possible explosive device on board.
The flight was en route from Doha to Manchester when the crew received a threat regarding a possible device on the Airbus A330. Royal Air Force fighter Typhoon jet aircrafts were then sent to escort the plane which was carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew members at the time.
Chief Supt John O’Hare said: “An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force, as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board….We don’t know how genuine this threat is but it is absolutely vital we deal with the situation as a full emergency.”
The plane landed safely. The passengers were evacuated and the plane was thoroughly searched. However, no device was found.
The British police arrested a 47 year old passenger on suspicion of making bomb hoax threat.
Manchester’s runways remained closed for 25 minutes, and nine inbound flights were diverted to other airports.
FedEx flight 1412, on its way from Memphis International Airport to Manchester, New Hampshire, made an emergency landing at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee at about 5 a.m. on July 2.
The incident happened after smoke was noticed in the cockpit of the cargo plane.
The plane landed without incident. The pilot and the co-pilot were the only people aboard; both of them remained unharmed.
According to a FedEx spokesperson, the company is working with the authorities to determine the cause of incident.
