SkyWest Airlines flight 5316, operating as United Express, made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on May 11.
Emergency was declared aboard the plane, coming from Monterey, California, after its landing gear failed to fully deploy.
The Bombardier CRJ100 jet skidded along the runway, leaving a smoke trail behind, before finally coming to stop.
None of the 43 people aboard was injured in the incident.
Egypt Air flight MS-621 had to divert and make an emergency in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, on August 4th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Kuwait to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after one of its engines stopped working.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 304 passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in other flights.
United Airlines flight UA-153 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on November 5th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was diverted after it encountered moderate to severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Virgin Atlantic Flight 19 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Goose Bay Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on November 22nd.
The plane flying from London, United Kingdom, to San Francisco, California, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-501 had to return and make an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 20th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and sixty-one people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-970 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Springfield-Branson National Airport, Missouri, on May 3rd.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82, flying from Kansas to Dallas, decided to divert when the crew declared they had “a couple of things going on”.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Gulf Air flight GF003 made an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on December 13.
Authorities said the pilots of the Airbus 330, flying from Bahrain, declared an emergency after the aircraft developed some technical issues that led to a drop in cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 89 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
The airline said in a statement, “The safety, protection and comfort of our passengers and employees are of utmost importance and Gulf Air crew are trained to handle such incidents, as evidenced by the level of professionalism shown by both the pilots and cabin crew as well as all of our teams on the ground.”
