Virgin Australia flight VA-938 made an emergency landing in Newcastle, Australia, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Brisbane to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-959 returned to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on July 10th.
The plane took off for Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air France flight AF-1158 made an emergency landing in Newcastle, England, on May 28th.
The plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was descending toward Newcastle when the crew noticed a hydraulic issue and declared an emergency.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
EasyJet flight U2-6931 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Newcastle, United Kingdom, on November 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to Hamburg, Germany, was diverted after the crew reported fumes in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 161 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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.
CityJet flight AF-1558 was intercepted by two British Typhoon fighter planes upon entering in British Airspace in Yorkshire, England, on May 2nd.
The Avro RJ-85 was flying from Paris, France, when it lost radio communication with the ATC right after entering the British Airspace.
The plane accompanied by Typhoons landed safely Newcastle Airport, UK.
No one was injured.
Jet2 flight LS-518 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, en-route from Tenerife to Newcastle, England, was diverted after the crew reported that a disruptive and intoxicated female passenger was causing trouble.
The plane landed safely and all 161 passengers and six crew members remained unhurt.
The 42-year-old woman passenger was arrested while the plane resumed its journey after a short delay.
Air France flight AF1059 had to return and make an emergency landing at Newcastle Airport, England, on August 31.
The Cityjet Avro RJ-85 plane took off for Paris but had to return shortly afterwards after the pilots reported cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was hurt.
It is believed that the windshield cracked due to bird strike.
Emirates flight EK35 had to make a priority landing in Newcastle, England, on March 23.
Authorities said the plane, flying from Dubai, declared an emergency at around 11 a.m. due to a medical emergency on board.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The aircraft landed safely and the passenger was met and attended to by medical staff.”
Flybe flight BE321 had to make an emergency landing in Newcastle, UK, on November 11.
The pilot declared emergency after a passenger became sick midair. The flight was on its way from Birmingham to Aberdeen at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and the patient was given immediate medical assistance.
The plane again departed for Aberdeen after some time.