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Vietnam to Colombo flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport

During a VietJet Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Colombo, an alarming engine failure compelled the crew to make an emergency landing in Chennai. As a precaution, the airpo...

Passengers recount terrifying emergency landing shortly after flight takes off: ‘Evacuate!'

An American Airlines flight from St. Louis to Philadelphia turned into a terrifying ordeal for passengers on Saturday morning, with oxygen masks dropping down mid-air and passenger...

Delta flight makes emergency JFK landing after cabin pressure issue

A Delta flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phoenix, Arizona, turned around for an emergency landing back in Queens Thursday because of a cabin pressurization issu...

Beyond the Flight Plan: Live Tracking In-Flight Engine Failures and Emergency Landings

Aircraft can face sudden issues like engine problems during flights, prompting immediate response from the crew and air traffic control. The emergency landing process involves a se...

German airport briefly closed after mid-air emergency alert

Fighter jets were scrambled and an airport was briefly closed in southern Germany on Tuesday after an aircraft arriving from Greece transmitted an emergency code. Police gave the...

Private jet flap scare triggers ‘local standby’ at Hong Kong airport

A mechanical fault on a private jet triggered a precautionary “local standby” at Hong Kong’s airport on Thursday, with the aircraft later landing safely. The Gulfstream G650 report...

Ryanair jet met by emergency crews after passenger falls ill at 30,000ft

A Ryanair flight from Gdansk to Edinburgh was met by paramedics at Edinburgh Airport on Tuesday afternoon after a passenger fell ill onboard. The plane landed at around 5pm after t...

DHS chief's plane forced to make emergency landing after engine failure

The pilot declared an emergency after the aircraft's right engine failed during a flight from Atlanta to the Washington, DC, area, according to Mullin and air traffic control audio...

Jet2 UK flight lands in Paris airport after signalling mid-air emergency

Jet2's Flight LS1473 from London Stansted to Ibiza made an unscheduled landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport after signalling an emergency

Engine fire forces emergency evacuation of a LATAM A320 in Lima 

A LATAM Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft, registration CC-BFS, had to be evacuated due to an engine fire while… The post Engine fire forces emergency evacuation of a LATAM A320 in Lim...

Tense moments aboard BA flight from Dublin to Heathrow after pilots declare mid-air emergency

The incident took place on September 1

Israel-bound flight makes an emergency landing

Mayday! Private jet loses door at 3,000 feet after Abuja take-Off

The aircraft subsequently landed safely on Runway 22 at approximately 4:34 p.m. UTC, bringing the emergency to a safe conclusion.

Glasgow easyJet flight diverts after declaring mid-air emergency

Flight U2415 from Glasgow was travelling south when the emergency squawk code 7700 was issued.

FACTBOX: What we know about Flydubai pilots fight and emergency landing

The plane’s captain and co-pilot were hospitalized with injuries, Saudi airport operator Cluster 2 said

Recent air scares and emergency landings

Over the weekend, an American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in St. Louis, while a small plane crash-landed in the middle of a California highway. Both planes attributed...

Plane lands at Manchester airport after mid-air emergency at 32,000 ft

The Lufthansa flight touched down in Manchester this afternoon, following an unspecified emergency

Plane makes emergency landing at Kokomo airport

Emergency responders rushed to Kokomo Municipal Airport Friday afternoon after a small aircraft reported a critical landing gear failure.

Flight from Germany to US declares mid-air emergency over Scotland

A LUFTANSA flight from Germany to the US has declared a mid-air emergency above Scotland

Delta flight diverted after captain falls ill: ‘I need to go to the hospital'

A Delta flight from Los Angeles to Boston was forced to divert to Detroit after one of the pilots became ill mid-flight. Flight 437 departed LAX at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and was h...

US fighter jet makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport

Shannon Airport’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted, and crews were mobilised to holding points adjacent to Shannon’s runway.

easyJet flight 'declares mid-air emergency' and diverts to Liverpool

The flight declared the emergency squawk code 7700

Plane with 296 people on board forced to land in Portugal as smoke appears in cabin

A Boston-bound Delta Air Lines jet made an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on Sept. 27 after smoke appeared in the passenger cabin, sending four passengers to a hospital.

FlyDubai flight passenger details treating wounded pilot after tying up suspect

Dr. Shota Musaev spoke with ABC News about how he saved the pilot of the FlyDubai flight who was attacked by his co-pilot inside the cockpit.