Virgin Atlantic flight VS-65 had to return and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, England, on March 22nd.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Montego Bay, Jamaica, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a suspected lightning strike.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight 3461 had to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, on January 7.
The plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, had to be diverted due to an unruly passenger. It is believed that a woman asked to be let off the plane mid-air and when the crew members told her it was not possible, she became aggressive and attacked the passengers and crew.
The woman was restrained using scarves, belts, seat belts when the plane, carrying 69 passengers and 4 crew, landed in Detroit.
She was taken into custody by the FBI. The plane resumed its journey after a short delay.
The flight was being operated by Shuttle America.
Tunisair flight TU-914 made an emergency landing at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul-Aziz International Airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia, on February 27th.
The pilots declared emergency after a fire broke out in Airbus A330-200 plane’s left engine. The flight was heading from Medina, Saudi Arabia, to Tunis, Tunisia, at the time.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Flybe flight BE-1265 made an emergency landing in Birmingham, England, on February 7th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Luxembourg was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Everjets flight CO-729 made an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on August 20th.
The plane heading from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Larnaca, Cyprus, had to be diverted due to a cabin pressurization issue.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: single-engine Siai Marchetti F260
Where: Somerset Airport
When: June 18 2010; 2:30 p.m.
Who: 67-year-old Kenneth Pelich of Oak Ridge
Why: While attempting to land at Somerset airport, the landing gear failed. The pilot made a safe landing without the landing gear, although the belly landing skidded off the runway. The pilot was unhurt.
American Airlines flight AA-5710 had to return and make an emergency landing in Peoria, Illinois, on January 6th.
The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back due to an electronic problem.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
