A Transavia flight made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Eindhoven, Netherlands, to Tenerife, Spain, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The disruptive passenger was escorted out of the plane by Portuguese cops.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
UTair Aviation flight UT-258 had to make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on February 13th.
The Boeing 737-500 plane was flying from Saint Petersburg, Russia, when the crew reported a fuel leak and had to shut down one of the engines.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A United Airlines flight had to divert and make emergency landing in Indianapolis, after a crack appeared on its windshield.
The flight 766 took off from JFK airport, New York and was on its way to San Francisco when a crack was discovered in its cockpit window. The plane was then immediately diverted to Indianapolis where it made an uneventful emergency landing on the night of April 19.
The Boeing 757 aircraft was carrying 138 passengers, who were then taken to their destination through another plane.
The United Airlines maintenance engineers are examining the plane.
A Passenger from the flight posted a picture of the cracked windshield on social media, saying “United Flight 766 New York to San Francisco bird hit window. Kudos to pilots for getting us down safe.”
Ameriflight flight A8-6907 made an emergency landing in Sint Maarten, on August 5th.
The plane flying from San Juan, Puerto Rico, declared an emergency after the nose gear failed to deploy.
The plane landed safely with the nose gear up.
No injuries were reported.
Gulf Air flight GF-19 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bahrain, on January 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to an issue with the slats.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-141 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland, on May 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200, en-route from London, England, to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported indications of vibrations and decided to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 89 people onboard remained unharmed.
