Transavia flight HV-6630 made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on November 12th.
The plane heading from Funchal, Portugal, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
According to Portugal’s Defense Minister, fighter jets were also dispatched to escort the aircraft.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-1574 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 28th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Vienna, Austria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the right engine emitted a loud bang.
The plane landed back safely. All 167 people aboard remained unharmed.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter made an emergency landing at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India, on the afternoon of October 21.
The MI-17 chopper was on a routine training sortie when it had to make a precautionary landing after developing a technical snag.
The aircraft landed uneventfully.
All 4 passengers aboard remained safe.
A Royal Bhutan Airlines flight heading to Mumbai, India, from Paro, Bhutan, had to make an emergency landing at the NSC Bose International Airport, Kolkata at 9:30 a.m. on June 15.
An official at NSC Bose International Airport said that the captain sought permission to make an emergency landing because the windshield of the aircraft cracked while the flight was underway.
Airport authorities also confirmed that the plane landed safely and all passengers and crew remained unharmed.
Air Canada Jazz flight 8992 had to make an emergency landing at St. John’s airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on May 10.
The plane was flying from Halifax to St. John’s airport when it conducted a missed approach, indicating a fault in its hydraulic and landing gear mechanism.
The crew then manually deployed the landing gear and made a successful emergency landing.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Jazz performing flight QK-8703 had to return and make an emergency landing at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Québec, Canada, on October 20.
The de Havilland Dash 8-100, en-route to Montreal, Canada, had to return due to an issue with its left engine. The crew had to shut the engine down mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 33 passengers and 3 crew members aboard remained safe.
El Al Israel Airlines flight LY-572 had to return for an emergency landing at Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, on August 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Tel Aviv, Israel, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud noise in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
