United Airlines flight UA-31 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on May 30th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-2472 had to return and make an emergency landing at Raleigh–Durham International Airport, North Carolina, on June 21st.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back due to an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and forty-one passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3375 had to divert for an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 17th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 plane heading from Springfield, Missouri, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All thirty-nine passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-34 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cologne, Germany, on January 17th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hamburg, Germany, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-151 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, DC, on March 17.
The McDonnell Douglas-88, en-route from Washington to Atlanta, Georgia, was climbing out of Washington when the crew reported smoke in the aircraft, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 153 people on board remained unhurt.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
What: Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 en route from Atlanta to Oregon
Where: Atlanta International Airport
When: July 22 2010
Who: 160 passengers and 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the Delta jet blew a tire. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing after circling in a holding pattern for an hour to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked safely and were booked on alternative flights.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-622 had to return for an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to an aft cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 219 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
