United Airlines flight UA-1618 had to return and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on August 13.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Virginia had to return due to bird ingestion.
The plane landed safely.
All 153 people aboard remained safe.
Blue Air flight 0B-3102 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cluj International Airport, Romania, on April 1st.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pegas Fly flight IK-564 made an emergency landing in Kazan, Russia, on November 27th.
The plane heading from Orsk to Moscow, Russia, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-six passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Okay Airways flight BK-2823 made a hard landing at Nanning Wuxu International Airport, Nanning, China, on May 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Xian, China, got its tail scraped on the surface of the runway upon landing.
The plane rolled out without further incident.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1606 had to return for an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Austin, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused damage to one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
EasyJet flight U2-6407 made an emergency landing in Brest, France, on November 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Newcastle Airport, England, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted due to a suspected technical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a vacant lot in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, on March 23rd.
The helicopter was carrying a toddler with burned hands to UC Davis Medical Center when it started to smoke, prompting the crew to land.
The helicopter landed safely.
The toddler was transported to the hospital.
