A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane traveling from Sochi to Arkhangelsk made an emergency landing. No injuries were reported among the 125 passengers and five crew members on board, according to aviation services and the Smartavia airline.
A Ural Airlines flight from Chelyabinsk to Turkey made an emergency landing in Sochi due to a passenger's heart condition. The plane was delayed for over six hours in the sterile zone due to a missile threat alert at the airport.
Two US pilots died in a plane crash in the Dominican Republic during an emergency landing attempt. The plane, bound for Texas to pick up MLB's Yadier Molina and his group, crashed near La Romana after refueling. Cause unknown.
A Jet2 flight from Tenerife to Birmingham made an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, after the pilot suffered a suspected heart attack at 30,000 feet. Over 220 passengers were stranded at the airport for over 13 hours due to the airline citing high accommodation costs.
An easyJet flight from Hurghada, Egypt, to Luton, UK, was diverted to Rome after a passenger confessed to leaving a power bank charging a mobile phone in their checked luggage. The 180 passengers on board were accommodated in hotels or slept at the airport.
A Beibu Gulf Airlines flight from Nanning to Bozhou made an emergency landing in Guilin on May 21 after a passenger experienced severe vomiting of blood shortly after takeoff. A coordinated air-ground rescue effort ensured the passenger received immediate medical attention.
An An-2 aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing in Russia's Siberian region of Sakha due to engine failure. The passengers reportedly left the forest on foot towards their departure point.
A World War II-era seaplane made an emergency landing on a street in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 12 due to engine trouble. All three passengers were unharmed, and an NTSB investigation is underway.
An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Patna made an emergency landing in Lucknow due to adverse weather conditions in Patna. The aircraft, carrying 180 passengers and six crew members, was diverted after being unable to receive landing clearance. The flight later departed for Patna once the weather improved.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's plane made an emergency landing in Ankara, Turkey, on May 4 due to a technical malfunction. The A310 aircraft was traveling from Madrid to Yerevan, Armenia, where Sanchez was scheduled to attend a summit of the European Political Community. The technical issue was not serious, and the prime minister will spend the night in the Turkish capital before continuing his flight to Yerevan.
The C-27J Spartan aircraft took off from Darwin, and the ABC understood it was heading towards Brisbane and near Longreach when personnel observed "signs of smoke" onboard.
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to New York made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh due to a 'beeping noise' onboard, initially feared to be a bomb threat. Passengers were evacuated via emergency slides. Following a thorough sweep by the FBI and bomb squad, no explosives were found, and the aircraft was cleared. Passengers were later rebooked on new flights.
