Eurowings flight EW-9224 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Hamburg Airport, Germany, on May 12th.
The Airbus A319-100 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Gothenburg, Sweden, had to divert after the captain’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely.
All 98 passengers remained safe and were rebooked in other flights.
Japan Transocean Air flight NU-44 had to return and make an emergency landing at Naha Airport, Okinawa, Japan, on May 6th.
The Boeing 737-400 flying to Nagoya, Japan, had to return after the first officer’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
Azul Linhas Aereas flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Viracopos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, on May 4th.
The Embraer ERJ-195, flying to Brasilia, Brazil, had to return after a vulture hit the captain’s windshield.
The aircraft received substantial damage.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers after 1:45 hour delay.
A New York Army National Guard helicopter made an emergency landing at the Chili Country Club in Scottsville, New York, on May 1st.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a routine training flight when its windshield cracked, prompting the pilot to declare an emergency.
The helicopter landed safely on the ninth hole fairway. All 5 crew members aboard remained safe.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6133 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on April 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Bristol, England, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
EgyptAir Express flight MS-392 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Luxor, Egypt, on February 17th.
The plane heading from Aswan to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after the crew noticed a crack in the windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 71 people aboard remained unharmed.
Rossiya Airlines flight SU-6891 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on February 2nd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Simferopol, Crimean Peninsula, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
GoJet Airlines flight G7-6202 had to return and make an emergency landing in Saint Louis, Missouri, on January 24th.
The plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota, but had to turn back after a windshield cracked due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TUIfly Belgium flight TB-6793 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on January 21st.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane heading from Liege, Belgium, to Alicante, Spain, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-1452 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 15th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a crack in a windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Pobeda Airlines flight DP-1433 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 14th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Perm, Russia, but had to turn back due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qatar Airways flight QR-817 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on December 30th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Doha, Qatar, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew noticed a cracked windshield.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair flight TR-2067 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused the captain’s windshield to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 156 people aboard remained safe.
A CityJet plane, performing flight AF-1617 on behalf of Air France, had to return and make an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on October 23rd.
The plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-441 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on October 19th.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Phoenix, Arizona, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Austrian Airlines flight OS-832 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 19th.
The plane heading from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 190 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
BoraJet flight YB-9907 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Budapest, Hungary, on October 19th.
The Embraer ERJ-195 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Manchester, England, was diverted after a bird hit it, causing a crack in the windshield.
The plane, that was carrying the members of Turkish football club Fenerbahce, landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane that safely transported the team to Manchester.
United Airlines flight UA-51 had to return and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on October 13th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Madrid, Spain, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 221 people aboard remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-875 made an emergency landing in Nagoya, Japan, on October 15th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after the crew noticed whistling sounds coming from the captain’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 89 people aboard remained unhurt.
NordStar Airlines flight Y7-247 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krasnojarsk, Russia, on September 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was heading to Norilsk, Russia, when the crew reported a cracked windshield and decided to turn back.
The plane landed safely. There were 168 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-843 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Naha, Japan, on August 28th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane flying from Tokyo, Japan, to Singapore was diverted after captain’s windshield cracked.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 214 people aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-312 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong on August 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading to Beijing, China, had to turn back after it ran into severe turbulence that caused a windshield to crack.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1290 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on August 20th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bodrum, Turkey, was diverted after a crack was noticed in captain’s windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Rusline flight 7R-424 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Voronezh, Russia, on August 14th.
The plane heading from Lipetsk to Sochi, Russia, was diverted after the crew reported a cracked windshield.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1889 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on August 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route from Boston, Massachusetts, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was mid-air when it encountered severe turbulence due to hail and lightning.
The plane received damage to its radome, windshields and engines.
All 119 passengers and 5 crew members onboard remained unhurt.