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Back in 2016, a flight bound for Texas had to turn around because of a "strong odor."

▲Hyun-ah threw a fit after she was served macadamia nuts from a packet, instead of a plate. Flight attendants were allegedly insulted by Korean Air's head of in-flight service.

▲In 2015, a flight bound for Frankfurt was delayed after bees were found under its right wing.

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Around 20 minutes after it took off from Newark airport, the crew reported an overwhelming smell in the cabin. The plane landed safely, and an investigation was launched into the cause of the smell.

▲Cho Hyun-ah was found guilty of obstruction of aviation safety, and served five months in prison.

▲Gérard Depardieu is no stranger to controversy, and caused a great deal of that on a flight to Dublin in 2011.

▲The comment caused a bit too much concern for things to go as planned, so the flight was forced to return to Dallas-Fort Worth.

▲A beekeeper was deployed to take care of the situation, who removed the queen and her swarm.

▲In 2015, a plane headed to Dubai from Heathrow was turned around, because of a "smelly poo."

▲The actor urinated in the aisle on board the flight, after he was refused permission to go to the plane bathroom.

▲Reportedly, thousands of bees were found on the plane, but no one was stung.

▲"Insane. Our BA flight to Dubai returned back to Heathrow because of a smelly poo in the toilet," tweeted passenger Abhishek Sachdev.

▲The flight was in the sky was around 30 minutes, before it was forced to turn around.

▲Passengers reportedly heard a member of the cabin crew say "hey pilot, I'm not going to be responsible for your crash."

▲Passengers had the worst flight imaginable in 2017, while on board a Qantas Airlines plane.

▲In 2014, a plane was turned around after Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of Korean Air's chief executive, caused a great fuss.

▲Passengers are asked not to use the toilets before takeoff. In the end, Depardieu's pee protest saw the flight forced to turn around.

▲A passenger had left her baby at the terminal, and the plane simply had to return to get the child.

▲There were reports of unusual smells, a glitchy in-flight entertainment system, and broken air-conditioning too!

▲In 2013, a flight to New York was diverted to Kansas City because an unruly passenger wouldn't stop singing.

▲The plane had a whopping four turnarounds in just 48 hours, due to many disturbing reasons.

▲The conversation between the cabin crew and air traffic control has gone viral, with the air traffic operator saying "a passenger forgot her baby in the waiting area, the poor thing."

▲A flight heading for Malaysia from Saudi Arabia had to be turned around, for one of the craziest reasons ever!

▲Apparently a bird flew into the plane, causing the flight a great deal of problems.

▲The windshield was cracked, forcing the team to make that emergency landing in West Virginia.

▲A plane heading to Tennessee simply had to make an emergency landing in West Virginia, but why?

▲It wasn't the most dangerous emergency landing, but it seemed like the cabin crew had no choice but to turn around.

▲That's right, one passenger refused to stop singing 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.

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A flight to Chicago in 2012 was forced to return to its gate, after "inflammatory" remarks were made over the speakers.

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A United Airlines Boeing 787 flying from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn back on March 22, after the pilot realized mid-flight that they had forgotten their passport.

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Yang Shuhan, a Chinese passenger on board the flight, said she heard the pilot’s "very frustrated voice" over the intercom admitting he had forgotten his passport.

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Flying is stressful, no doubt about it. There's the competitive prices, the complications of packing, and that all-important airport sprint. When you're on the plane, you can only pray you're not stuck in front of some bratty kicking kid, or behind a rude reclining pensioner. However, none of that could equal the amount of stress in these ridiculous stories.

From bees in the cargo to drunken celebrities and forgotten babies, there are countless stories of planes turning around for the strangest reasons. Click through the gallery to hear all about them.

Unusual reasons why airplanes have turned around

Airplane turns around because of Whitney Houston song

27/03/25 por StarsInsider

TRAVEL Flights

From bees in the cargo to drunken celebrities and forgotten babies, there are countless stories of planes turning around for the strangest reasons. Click through the gallery to hear all about them.