LATAM Brasil flight JJ-4559 encountered hail on the way to Brasilia, Brazil, on February 5th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was flying from Aracaju, Brazil, when it encountered hail that caused damage to windshields.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avianca flight AV-8464 encountered hail on the way to Bogota, Colombia, on January 27th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Cali, Colombia, was descending toward Bogota when it suffered hail strike which caused damage to windshields and the radome.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-589 had to return and make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Seattle, Washington, but had to turn back due to an issue with the first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the windshield heating.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tianjin Airlines flight GS-7865 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Wuhan, China, on July 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Tianjin to Haikou, China, was diverted after it encountered hail that caused damage to windshield and nose.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Sichuan Airlines flight 3U-8633 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chengdu, China, on May 14th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Chongqing to Lhasa, China, was diverted after the right-hand windshield completely shattered, partially pulling the co-pilot out of the cockpit.
The plane landed safely.
The airline said the co-pilot received skin abrasions and another crew member sustained a waist injury.
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.
Ryanair flight FR-1742 had to return and make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on March 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Ireland West Airport Knock, Ireland, but had to turn back after it suffered a bird strike that caused damage to the windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-120 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tehran, Iran, on August 9th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Delhi, India, was diverted after cracks were noticed in the left windshield.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and forty-nine passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas Airways flight QF-63 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 4th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-969 had to divert for an emergency landing in Canakkale, Turkey, on July 27th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Ercan International Airport, Cyprus, to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted after a hailstorm caused damage to the nose cone and the windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
BA Cityflyer flight BA-4541 had to return and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Scotland, on July 22nd.
The Embraer ERJ-190 en-route to Salzburg, Austria, had to return due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
SkyWest Airlines flight OO-4620 had to return and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 11th.
The plane took off for Burbank, California, but had to turn back due to a crack in captain’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard 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.
Philippine Airlines flight PR-658 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 10th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Manila, Philippines, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-seven passengers and thirteen crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-685 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 10th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Port au Prince, Haiti, was diverted after a hail strike cracked the windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty-two people aboard remained safe.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-722 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport, Missouri, on July 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Colorado, to Washington, had to divert due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
An Air Creebec flight made an emergency landing at Val-d’Or Airport in Quebec, Canada, on June 28th.
The plane took off for Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All seventeen people aboard remained unharmed.
Malindo Air flight OD-163 had to return and make an emergency landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-204 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Lahore, Pakistan, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-392 had to divert for an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on June 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Batumi, Georgia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-5149 had to divert for an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 5th.
The plane heading from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Newport News, Virginia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All seventy-seven people aboard remained safe.
Air Europa flight UX-98 had to return and make an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on May 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to turn back after a windshield cracked due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All 178 people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-253 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 21st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. There were 270 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Serene Air flight ER-502 had to return and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on May 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Islamabad, Pakistan, had to return due to cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
