Air France flight AF-792 made an emergency landing in Lajes, Portugal, on January 24th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Paris Orly Airport, France, to Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
A Transavia flight made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Eindhoven, Netherlands, to Tenerife, Spain, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The disruptive passenger was escorted out of the plane by Portuguese cops.
Transavia flight HV-6630 made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on November 12th.
The plane heading from Funchal, Portugal, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
According to Portugal’s Defense Minister, fighter jets were also dispatched to escort the aircraft.
Air Astana flight KC-1388 made an emergency landing at Beja Airport, Portugal, on November 11th.
The plane took off from Alverca Airport, Portugal, but lost control shortly afterwards. The crew declared an emergency and subsequently landed safely at Beja Airport.
The airline confirmed that the plane was carrying six crew members and that there were no passengers aboard.
Portuguese Air Force had also dispatched F16 fighter jets to escort the plane.
Laudamotion flight OE-3160 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on November 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a suspected bird strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Azores Airlines flight S4-321 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 19th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Ponta Delgada, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5244 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 13th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-494 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 13th.
The plane took off for Toulouse, France, but had to turn back due to smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Royal Air Maroc flight AT-997 had to return and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on September 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Casablanca, Morocco, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1162 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Faro, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-252 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Bordeaux, France, on August 10th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Faro, Portugal, to Leeds, England, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty people aboard remained unharmed.
Germania flight ST-4911 had to return and make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on June 26th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Berlin, Germany, but had to turn back after heavy smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All ninety-four passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-47 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Santa Maria Island, Portugal, on June 23rd.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Madrid, Spain, to Bogota, Colombia, was diverted due to electrical problems.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5666 had to make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on May 29th.
According to the airline, the plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Gran Canaria, Spain, was diverted due to ‘medical reasons’.
It is believed that the flight was diverted after a passenger’s body odor caused several other passengers around him to vomit and faint.
The plane landed safely.
EasyJet flight U2-2716 made an emergency landing in Lyon, France, on May 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Lisbon, Portugal, to Milan–Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-552 had to reject takeoff from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Munich, Germany, when the crew received a warning indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-1739 suffered a bird strike in Porto Santo, Portugal, on April 6th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Lisbon, Portugal, was on approach to Porto Santo Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jet2 flight LS-1202 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on February 17th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Lanzarote, Spain, to Birmingham, England, was diverted after the first officer became unwell.
The plane landed safely.
American Airlines flight AA-206 made an emergency landing at Lajes Field, Portugal, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed multiple system failures.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-1681 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 25th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Funchal, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-1784 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Porto Santo Airport, Portugal, on December 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Oslo, Norway, to Funchal, Portugal, was diverted after the crew noticed a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All eighty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5951 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
SATA Air Acores flight SP-479 made an emergency landing in Lajes, Portugal, on October 21st.
The plane flying from Pico Island, Portugal, was descending toward Lajes when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All twenty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-843 had to return and make an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on October 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-1454 had to divert for an emergency landing at Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, France, on October 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Porto, Portugal, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
