Brussels Airlines flight SN-3765 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, France, on July 13th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Palma Mallorca, Spain, had to divert due to an unusual odour in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 140 people aboard remained safe.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-3562 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on March 11th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas Love, Texas, had to divert due to a strange odour, unusual heat, and electrical smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 140 people aboard remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1939 made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee, on August 13th.
The plane heading from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to reports of an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-608 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, on July 20th.
The Airbus A330-300 flying from Munich, Germany, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, had to divert due to an unusual odor in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
All 186 passengers remained unhurt.
MAP Linhas Aereas flight PAM-5952 made a safe landing at Val de Cans International Airport, Belem, Brazil, on July 4th.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300 flying from Altamira, Brazil, was about to land when the crew observed an unusual drag.
The plane landed safely.
All 24 passengers and 4 crew members remained unhurt.
Lufthansa flight LH-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 1st.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Nuremberg, Germany, but had to turn back after an unusual odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Iran Air flight IR-721 had to return and make an emergency landing at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Robat Karim, Iran, on May 27th.
The Airbus A300-600 flying to Frankfurt, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-917 made an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on May 16th.
The plane took off for Salzburg, Austria, but had to turn back after the crew noticed an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. There were 54 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1694 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-300 flying from Tampa, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, had to divert due to water dripping off its ceiling, smoke, and unusual smell aboard.
The plane landed safely.
All 129 passengers aboard remained safe.
Air Berlin flight AB-7391 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on May 10th.
The Airbus A330-200 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to San Francisco, California, diverted due to an unusual odor on board.
The plane landed safely.
All 184 people aboard remained unhurt.
Air France flight AF-1266 made an emergency landing in Florence, Italy, on December 28th.
The Airbus A318-100 plane flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was on final approach when the crew reported a strong unusual smell throughout the aircraft.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Braathens Regional Airways flight TF-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 7th.
The Stockholm-bound plane was accelerating and retracting the flaps when the crew decided to turn back due to unusual vibrations.
The plane landed safely. All 50 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Germania Airlines flight ST-3356 made an emergency landing in Erfurt, Germany, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Tenerife–South Airport, Spain, but had to turn back after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All 119 passengers aboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-56 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on September 2nd.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an unusual smell onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air Macau flight MX-882 had to return and make an emergency landing at Macau International Airport, Macau, on July 11th.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Bangkok, Thailand, had to return due to an unusual odour aboard.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-1899 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on June 20th.
The plane was flying from Aomori, Japan, when the crew needed to shut down an engine due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 41 people aboard remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ-517 had to return and make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport, Australia, on Jun 19.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Melbourne, Australia, had to return due to an unusual odour on board.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-4187 had to make an emergency landing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 30th.
The plane, heading from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 133 people aboard remained unhurt.
Mechanics found that a small loose hose was the source of odor.
TigerAir flight 511 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on March 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Brisbane when the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin and requested a priority landing.
The plane landed safely. Four crew members were examined by paramedics but did not need further treatment.
All 60 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Primera Air Nordic flight 6F644 had to make an emergency landing in Nantes, France, on February 28th.
The airline said that the Boeing 737, en-route from Tenerife, Spain, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew heard unusual noise coming from one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All 169 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Some passengers reported that the plane’s engine was on fire.
The incident is being investigated.
Air China flight CA-4414 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kunming, China, on February 26th.
The plane took off for Chengdu, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported unusual noises coming from a cargo hold.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The cargo hold was thoroughly inspected but no indication of any movement or noise was found.
The plane was cleared to depart again.
United Airlines flight UA-858 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China, on February 14.
The Boeing 747-400, en-route to San Francisco, California, had to return due to an unusual odour in its cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Easyjet flight U2-991 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rome Fiumicino airport in Italy, on February 12.
The Airbus A319-100, en-route from Naples to Venice, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
TAP Portugal flight TP-352 made an emergency return to Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Lisbon to London, had to return in emergency due to an unusual odour smelled mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Nepal Airlines flight RA-409 made an emergency return to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Hong Kong, China, had to return to Kathmandu due to an unusual odour smelled in its cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
All 121 people on board remained unharmed.