American Airlines flight AA-229 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Kona International Airport, Kalaoa, Hawaii, had to return after a forward cargo door indication was reported.
The plane landed safely.
All 222 people aboard remained safe.
KLM Cityhopper flight KL-1345 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on December 30th.
The Embraer ERJ-190 en-route to Billund, Denmark, had to return due to airframe vibrations.
The plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight KL-1395 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on December 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Saint Petersburg, Russia, had to return due to very loud noise on its flight deck.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Qatar Airways flight QR-601 had to return and make an emergency landing at Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar, Pakistan, on September 20.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Doha, Qatar, had to return due to smoke developing in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air France flight AF-1123 had to return and make an emergency landing on Munich Airport, Germany, on July 14th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Charles de Gaulle airport, France, had to return due to some problem with its positioning system.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
British Airways flight BA-16 had to return and make an emergency landing at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore, on July 13th.
The Boeing 777-300 flying to London Heathrow Airport, England, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
KLM flight KL-602 had to return and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on July 13th.
The Boeing 747-400 flying to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was mid-air when the crew decided to return due to an indication of low oil pressure in one of its engines. The engine had to be shut down.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Air Transat flight TS-232 had to abort taking-off at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on May 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Toronto, Canada, was about to take-off when two loud bangs were heard due to engine failure and stall.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
All 326 passengers and 11 crew members remained unhurt.
Jetstar flight JQ-506 had to return and make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to return due to a problem with one of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Easyjet flight U2-2256 had to return and make an emergency landing at Menorca Airport, Spain, on May 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to London, UK, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Germania flight ST-4212 had to return and make an emergency landing at Münster Osnabrück International Airport, Germany, on May 4th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying to Palma, Spain, had to return due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All 129 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
VLM Airlines Slovenia flight VO-147 had to return and make an emergency landing at Antwerp International Airport, Belgium, on May 1st.
The Fokker 50 was en-route to Zurich, Switzerland when a bird impacted its windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Alitalia flight AZ-673 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Janeiro, Brazil, on May 1st.
The Airbus A330-200 flying to Rome Fiumicino, Italy, had to return due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Indigo flight 6E-61 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Dubai, UAE, had to return due to cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 178 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained safe.
VivaAerobus flight VB-2307 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mérida International Airport, Mérida, Mexico, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Guadalajara, Mexico, had to return due to a problem with its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 166 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-64 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on May 1st.
The Airbus A330-300 en-route to Rome Fiumicino, Italy, had to return due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely.
All 306 people aboard remained safe.
Air India flight AI-825 had to return and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on April 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Srinagar, India, had to return due to engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
All 180 people aboard remained safe.
Indigo flight 6E-244 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, India, on March 12th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lucknow, India, had to return after the crew had to shut down one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 186 people aboard remained safe.
Etihad Airlines flight EY-833 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, on March 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 was en-route to Abu Dhabi, UAE, when the crew needed to shut down one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
All 200 people aboard remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2042 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, on March 11th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 flying to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had to return after one of its engines failed due to bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1185 had to return and make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on March 10th.
The Boeing 757-200 flying to Atlanta, Georgia, had to return after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa flight LH-1814 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Germany, on March 11th.
The Airbus A321-100 flying to Barcelona, Spain, had to return due to some problem with its air conditioning system.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-8943 returned to Phoenix, Arizona, on February 2nd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane took off for San Antonio, Texas, but had to turn back due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1943 returned to Detroit, Michigan, on December 30th.
The Boeing 717-200 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a bird in the flight deck.
The plane landed back safely.
The bird was set free.
Austrian Airlines flight LX-780 returned to Zurich, Switzerland, on November 5th.
The plane took off for Brussels, Belgium, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.