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A Ryanair passenger flight was forced to declare an emergency on Friday 3rd October 2025 evening after being unable to land in Scotland because of Storm Amy . Flight FR3418 , a Boeing 737-800 , took off from Pisa at 15:28 UTC and was due to land at Glasgow Prestwick Airport . Strong winds meant the crew aborted two landing attempts at Prestwick around 18:06 UTC and again 30 minutes later. The pilots then diverted to Edinburgh , but poor weather forced them to break off the approach there as well at 19:09 UTC . Running low on fuel, the crew declared a " squawk 7700 "  emergency code and diverted to Manchester . The aircraft landed safely on runway 23R at 19:52 UTC . No injuries were reported, and the plane was not damaged. Storm Amy caused widespread disruption across the U.K., with several flights affected by high winds. Social Media #FR3418 from Pisa to Prestwick diverting to Manchester after landing attempts at Prestwick and Edinburgh. Squawking 7700 likely due to...

Date : April 17, 2025 Location : Near Corozal, Belize Aircraft : Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Operator : Tropic Air Flight : 9N711 Occupants : 14 Fatalities : 1 (Hijacker) Injuries : 3 (including pilot and passengers) Departure airport : Corozal Airport (CZH/MZCZ) Destination airport : San Pedro Airport (SPR/MZSP) A dramatic mid-air hijacking unfolded over Belize on Thursday morning when Tropic Air flight 9N711, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX En route from Corozal to San Pedro, was commandeered by a knife-wielding passenger. The hijacker, identified as 49-year-old Akinyela Sawa Taylor, reportedly demanded that the aircraft be flown to the United States. The pilot, Howell Grange, managed to keep the aircraft airborne for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes while under duress. During the incident, Taylor allegedly attacked fellow passengers, stabbing at least one person in the back and injuring another. Grange and two passengers sustained injuries in the course of the event. As fuel leve...

Philippine Airlines flight PR102 diverted to Tokyo due to smoke in the cabin. No fire was found, and all 369 passengers landed safely April 10, 2025 – A Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-3F6ER, operating as flight PR102 from Manila to Los Angeles, declared an emergency while En route over the Pacific Ocean due to reports of smoke in the cabin. The incident occurred at 02:20 Japan Standard Time (17:20 UTC on April 9), prompting the crew to divert to Tokyo's Haneda International Airport (HND). The aircraft, registered as RP-C7782, landed safely at 03:30. Emergency response teams inspected the plane upon arrival, but no evidence of smoke or fire was found. A female passenger reportedly felt unwell during the incident, though no serious injuries were reported. As a precaution, Haneda’s Runway 34R was temporarily closed. This is not the first time RP-C7782 has experienced an in-flight emergency. On November 17, 2024, the same aircraft, operating as Philippine Airlines flight PR5117 fro...

Santa Cruz, Bolivia – December 5, 2024 A TAB Cargo flight operating as 2L755 encountered a landing incident at Santa Cruz-Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) early Thursday morning. The McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F, registered as CP-2791, sustained minor damage after shredding multiple tires on its main landing gear while landing on Runway 34. The aircraft, manufactured in 1988 and operating as a dedicated cargo flight, had departed earlier from La Paz-El Alto Airport (LPB). Fortunately, no injuries were reported among the crew, and there were no fatalities. Ground operations were temporarily affected, but airport authorities quickly managed the situation, ensuring the safety of personnel and maintaining minimal disruption to scheduled flights. Emergency response teams were deployed to assess the aircraft and runway conditions. Preliminary reports indicate no significant structural damage to the MD-10-30F, although the exact cause of the tire failure ...