TAROM flight RO-361 made an emergency landing in Bucharest, Romania, on September 30th.
The plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back after the crew reported a burning odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All 117 people aboard remained unhurt.
KLM flight KL-1576 had to go around before making a safe landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, on January 27.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Athens, Greece, had to fly around the airport due to some technical problem.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A United airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Tucson International Airport in Arizona, on February 7th.
The plane, operated by SkyWest Airlines, took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the cabin filled with smoke.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 73 passengers and 4 crew members were safely evacuated.
The FAA is investigating.
Allegiant Air Flight 872 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 12.
The plane took off from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Florida, and was en-route to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, when the crew reported an electrical odor in the cabin and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 153 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The plane was taken for inspection.
Qantas flight QF-123 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA65 had to make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, on February 23.
Emergency was declared aboard the Boeing 767-300 aircraft after its windscreen cracked. The plane was heading from Zurich, Switzerland, to New York at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one was hurt.
It is not clear how the windscreen cracked.
Pictured: A USA – Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III dropping off evacuees from Haiti
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Contact photographer Andre Klass
What: US C-17 en route from Skardu to Peshawar
Where: Benazir International Airport
When: Sept 17
Who: 176 passengers
Why: A US plane airlifting flood refugees from the northern city of Skardu was struck by an unidentified technical problem, and made an emergency landing. There were no injuries
