Delta Airlines flight DL-2802 returned to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on September 25.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88, heading towards Tampa, Florida, had to return due to a burning odor in the back of cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
An American Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Orlando International Airport, Florida, on September 23.
The flight was heading from Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, when the crew noticed electrical odor in the cockpit and requested an emergency landing.
The Boeing 777 landed safely. There were 200 passengers and 14 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The plane was taken for inspection.
Air Canada flight AC825 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport in the United Kingdom, on August 22.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route from Amsterdam to Toronto, was diverted after an unusual odor was noticed in the galley.
The plane landed safely. There were 208 passengers and 8 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The plane was taken for inspection.
Germanwings flight 4U-526 had to return to Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on July 23.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Barcelona, Spain, from Cologne, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 164 passengers remained unhurt.
Passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Air Canada flight 692 had to make an emergency landing at Bangor International Airport in Maine on June 15.
The Embraer 190 was en-route from Toronto to St. John’s, Newfoundland when the crew reported smoky odor in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight 112 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa, on April 26.
The flight, en-route from Chicago to Denver, had to be diverted after the pilots reported strange odor in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737 landed uneventfully. None of the 187 people aboard was harmed.
The cause of odor is under investigation.
EasyJet flight EZY5455 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, on April 11.
The plane was heading from London Gatwick Airport to Paphos, Cyprus, when the pilot reported smoky odor in the cockpit and declared emergency.
The Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing in Cologne. All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
United Airlines Flight 5064 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, on April 1.
The plane, bound for Calgary, Canada, had to turn back some 30 minutes into the flight after the crew reported smoky odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
The flight was being operated by SkyWest Airlines.
Tiger Airways flight TT413 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Adelaide Airport, Australia, on March 15.
The plane, en-route from Melbourne to Perth, had to be diverted after a strange odor was noticed in the cabin.
The flight landed uneventfully and all 171 passengers were provided free overnight accommodation.
The airline said in a statement, “Tigerair Australia apologises for any inconvenience to affected passengers, however safety is always our first priority and always comes before schedule … The airline is currently awaiting the review of the engineers’ assessment and is prioritising travel arrangements to get affected passengers to their destination as soon as possible.”
Loganair flight BE6891 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, at around 10:45 a.m. on February 20.
According to a statement released by the airline, “The captain of Flight BE6891, which departed Edinburgh International Airport at 09:25 this morning for Kirkwall with 20 passengers, one infant and three crew on board, elected to divert to Aberdeen as a precautionary measure after detecting an unusual smell in the cockpit.”
The plane landed uneventfully and none of the passengers and crew members was hurt.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft which took the passengers to their destination.
Eastern Airways flight EZE502 made an emergency landing at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland, on January 23.
The Saab 2000 aircraft was flying from Scatsta Airport, Shetland, when the crew reported an unusual smell in the cockpit and requested emergency landing.
Emergency personnel were ready at the scene when the plane safely touched the runway. An airline spokesperson said, “There were no passengers on board and the aircraft with three crew landed safely at 10am today. On arrival, the aircraft taxied to its parking stand…We have launched an investigation and engineers are inspecting the aircraft.”
A Cessna 172P made an emergency landing on a farmer’s field in East Carondelet, St. Clair County, Illinois, on January 13.
The pilot landed the plane in emergency after reporting vibration and smell of smoke and oil to the air traffic controller at St. Louis Airport.
The plane was carrying 2 people at the time of incident; neither of them reported any injuries.
The aircraft is registered to Delaware-based Christiansen Aviation Inc.
The NTSB is investigating.
JetBlue flight 1534 had to divert and make and emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport, Virginia, at around 4:30 p.m. on January 12.
The Embraer aircraft, en-route from Tampa, Florida to Hartford, Connecticut, was diverted after the crew reported a strange odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 93 people aboard remained safe.
Another aircraft was arranged which later took the passengers to Hartford.
A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana, at around 7:30 p.m. on December 15.
The Boeing 767 was en-route from Seattle to Paris when the crew requested emergency landing due to an electrical odor on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 203 passengers and 10 crew members remained unharmed.
The technicians examined the aircraft and cleared it for resuming its journey.
Qantas flight QF904 had to return and make an emergency landing at Perth Airport, Australia, at 2:47 p.m. on December 8.
The flight, heading from Perth to Karratha, had to return after an unusual odor was detected in the aircraft’s cabin.
The Boeing 737, carrying around 85 people, landed uneventfully. St John Ambulance examined more than 75 people for smoke inhalation.
The cause of odor is under investigation.
U.S. Airways flight US797 had to make an unscheduled landing at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, at around 1:38 a.m. Local time on December 6.
The Airbus A330, carrying 129 passengers and 14 crew members, was en-route from Tel Aviv, Israel to Philadelphia when a foul odor started to sicken the passengers and crew members.
Authorities said the pilot had to divert to Rome after 2 passengers and all 14 crew members suffered from red eyes and started vomiting midair. The plane landed uneventfully and all 16 of them were given medical treatment.
According to the airline, “The aircraft is being evaluated by our maintenance team to determine what may have caused the odor.”
Delta Airlines flight 312 had to make an emergency landing at Toledo Express Airport, Ohio, on the night of December 4.
The pilot declared an emergency after a smoky odor was detected in the aircraft’s cabin. The flight was heading from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan to Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the time.
The Boeing 757-300 landed without incident and was able to taxi to the gate on its own power. No one aboard was injured.
The plane was taken for examination while the passengers were transferred to another aircraft.
Delta Airlines flight 434 had to make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, just after 1 p.m. on November 29.
According to an airline statement, “Delta flight 434, a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with 169 passengers onboard, from New York-JFK to San Francisco diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport when the crew detected a smoky odor in the vicinity of the aft galley. Out of an abundance of caution, the captain elected to divert the flight.”
The plane landed uneventfully and none of the passengers and crew members was hurt.
Authorities said the plane was examined after which, it was able to take off again at 2:30 p.m.
The cause of smoky odor is not known at the moment.
Lufthansa flight LH2505 made an emergency landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, on November 13.
The flight heading from Manchester to Munich wad forced to land in emergency after an unusual odor was discovered in the cockpit.
Ambulances and fire services were put on alert at the airport when the Airbus A321-231 landed uneventfully. All 82 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines Flight 481 returned to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, located in Austin, Texas, for emergency landing on the morning of September 23.
The flight, headed to Dallas, was diverted after the crew reported odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely however, as a precaution, passengers were evacuated through evacuation slides. None of the 107 passengers and 5 crew members was hurt.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights while the aircraft was taken for maintenance.
U.S. Airways flight 706 en route from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to Germany returned for emergency landing shortly after taking off on August 18.
The plane was returned to Charlotte after the crew reported a strange odor on board. The plane touched down on the runway uneventfully at around 10 p.m.
Eleven passengers fell sick because of the smell. Seven of them were treated at the airport and 4 others were taken to Carolinas Medical Center with non-life threatening conditions.
The cause of the smell is not yet known.
The passengers were provided an alternate plane to resume their journey.
