United Airlines flight UA-1721 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading to Kona, Hawaii, had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All 183 people aboard remained unharmed.
JetBlue Airways flight B6-369 made an emergency landing in Bermuda on August 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-1 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, England, on October 20th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a water supply problem in the lavatories.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A US Airways Express jet, operated by Republic Airlines, had to return and make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on the morning of December 29.
The Embraer 175 aircraft took off from Philadelphia for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, New Hampshire, but had to turn back just minutes later, due to an engine problem. Some passengers reported that they heard a loud boom and saw fiery flashes shooting out of the plane.
The plane landed safely and all 75 passengers and 4 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline accommodated the passengers in another flight while the plane was taken for examination.
Skywest Airlines flight OO-5336 made an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 18th.
The plane was heading to Portland, Oregon, when the crew reported an issue with windshield heating and decided to return.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.
The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.
The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.
Air India flight AI-821 overran the runway during landing at Jammu Airport, India, on June 9th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Delhi, India.
There were one hundred and thirty-four people aboard at the time; all of them remained uninjured.
The airline said the plane burst a tire on landing.
