United Airlines flight UA-67 had to return and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on May 27th.
The Boeing 757-200 took off for Chicago, Illinois, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 108 passengers and 9 crew members remained unhurt.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-552 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on February 15th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Heathrow Airport, England, to Shanghai, China, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All 186 passengers and 17 crew members remained unharmed.
Vietjet flight VJ-198 made an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hanoi, Vietnam, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Fedex Federal Express flight FX-130 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 28th.
The plane took off for Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Canada, but had to turn back after the crew reported an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Airlink flight 4Z-8127 made an emergency landing in Windhoek, Namibia, on January 28th.
The plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a cabin pressurization problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Eva Air flight BR-215 had to return and make an emergency landing at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, on July 28th.
The Airbus A330-200 en-route to Singapore had to return due to abnormal cargo door indication.
The plane with 144 passengers aboard landed safely.
No one was injured.
Contact photographer Dmitriy Shapiro
On January 22, 2013, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 from Seattle to McCarran was en route when the co-pilot fainted. The pilot requested priority landing. The plane landed in McCarran ten minutes early at about 5:26 p.m.. None of the 146 passengers were injured.
Alaskan Airlines said that while on board, the co-pilot was checked by a doctor on the flight, and that the co-pilot’s medical records were up to date. He was hospitalized on landing. A news program reported the plane landing on auto-pilot but an Alaskan Airlines official made assurances that the pilot landed the plane.
