United Flight 4412 had to return and make an emergency landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, on November 13.
The plane departed at 10:13 p.m. and immediately turned around and landed back uneventfully at 10:20 p.m.
No one was injured.
Airport authorities said they were not sure what caused the emergency landing.
Capital Airlines Beijing flight JD-5158 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kunming, China, on August 26th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-1365 had to return and make an emergency landing in Krakow, Poland, on January 11th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Frankfurt, Germany, but had to turn back due to an unusual odor on-board.
The plane landed safely. All forty passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on January 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Baltimore, Maryland, but had to turn back due to an issue with the nose gear.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained safe.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-449 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mandalay, Myanmar, on February 7th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Singapore was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
US Transportation Department has started an investigation into possible overcharging by airlines following May 2015 Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia.
The New York-Washington Amtrak rail service was suspended after a derailment that took 11 lives and injured 200 people.
The department has sent letters to JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and United Continental Holdings, asking for their average fares before, during and after the accident. According to transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, “These airlines have allegedly raised fees beyond what you would ordinarily be expected in the Northeast Corridor at a time when the Amtrak line was shut down.”
PSA Airlines Flight 5209 made an emergency landing at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 15th.
The plane heading from Norfolk, Virginia, to Charlotte, North Carolina, was diverted due to a possible issue with cargo hold’s fire extinguishing system.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
