Volaris Airlines flight Y4-739 made an emergency landing in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane departed for Mexico City, Mexico, but had to turn back after the crew reported control problems.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. Everyone aboard remained safe.
On July 11, 2014, United Airlines flight 201, a Boeing 777-222 was four hours on the ground before the flight, with passengers waiting as some technical problem on the plane was worked out. Departure time of this flight is recorded as 18:16 but it is normally around 14:30. Then when the flight was enroute from Honolulu to Guam, the plane developed fire, haze or smoke in the cockpit. Pilots made an emergency landing at Midway Islands after Radar and Radio Comms were lost but the transponder continued working. Passenger luggage is still stuck on the tiny runway at Henderson Field Airport Midway Atoll.
The incident was unannunciated, which means that it had no alert, and the crew had to sense it (i.e. see/smell) but while underway, a smoke alarm was triggered.
None of the 335 passengers or 13 crew sustained injury.
According to flightaware, United Airlines flew in a replacement B777 which landed 5 1/2 hours later, spent an hour on the ground and brought the passengers back to Honolulu.
Aerolineas Estelar flight E4-8362 made an emergency landing in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on December 16th.
The Boeing 737-200 plane took off for Caracas, Venezuela, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a series of loud bangs.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Thomson Airways flight BY-6133 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on April 17th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Las Palmas, Spain, to Bristol, England, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. All 220 people aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-714 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 15th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane flying from Paramaribo, Suriname, was descending toward Amsterdam when the crew declared an emergency due to an indication of smoke in a cargo hold.
The plane landed safely. All 428 people aboard remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight EW-7764 made an emergency landing in Hamburg, Germany, on November 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Zurich, Switzerland, but had to turn back after a smell was noticed in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed back safely. One passenger complained of nausea and breathing difficulties and was taken to a hospital. All five crew members were also taken to a hospital for examination.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 0936 had to return and make an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport, California, at around 8 p.m. on June 19.
The plane was diverted after the pilot reported smoke coming out of the cockpit. The flight was heading to Copenhagen, Denmark at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said the smoke had vanished before landing.
