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Etihad Airways Plane Diverts to Sri Lanka due to Medical Emergency

An Etihad Airways flight made an emergency landing at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on February 8th.

The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.


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Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Manchester

Etihad Airways flight EY-22 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on January 14th.

The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back due to a cabin pressurization problem.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.


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Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Phuket International Airport

Etihad Airways flight EY-474 made an emergency landing at Phuket International Airport, Thailand, on December 9th.

The plane heading from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Jakarta, Indonesia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

The plane landed safely. The patient, identified as 63-year-old Indonesian citizen Syafrial Syarifun Waham, was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.


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Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on September 5th.

The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Etihad Airlines Plane Returns to Hong Kong after Engine Shut Down

Etihad Airlines flight EY-833 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, on March 10th.

The Airbus A330-200 was en-route to Abu Dhabi, UAE, when the crew needed to shut down one of its engines.

The plane landed safely.

All 200 people aboard remained unhurt.


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Brisbane-Bound Etihad Airways Flight Hits Turbulence

Etihad Airways flight EY-484 encountered turbulence on the way to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on January 30th.

The Boeing 787-900 plane was flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when it hit turbulence that injured several people on-board.

The plane continued for a safe landing.


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Etihad Airways Pilot Dies During Abu Dhabi-Amsterdam Flight

Etihad Airways flight EY-927 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on September 27th.

The Boeing 777-200 freighter plane heading from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the captain fell ill and became incapacitated.

The plane landed safely. The captain was pronounced dead.


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Etihad Airways Plane makes Safe Landing in India After Tyre Burst

Etihad Airways flight EY-204 made a safe landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on July 31st.

The Airbus A340-600 flying from Abu Dhabi, UAE, got a number of its tyres burst during the roll out.

The plane was disabled after coming to a stop on the runway.

All 196 passengers and 13 crew members remained safe.


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Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Zurich

Etihad Airways flight EY-73 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 18th.

The Boeing 787-900 plane flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Zurich when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and aborted the approach.

The plane subsequently landed at higher than normal speed. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Etihad Airlines Plane Returns to India after Engine Problem

Etihad Airlines flight EY-207 returned and made an emergency landing at Jaipur International Airport, Rajasthan, India, on May 10th.

The Airbus A319-100 flying to Abu Dhabi, UAE, had to return due to an engine problem.

The plane landed safely.

All 106 people aboard remained unhurt.


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Etihad Airways Flight Returns to Abu Dhabi due to Engine Issue

Etihad Airways flight EY-474 had to return and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 2nd.

The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Jakarta, Indonesia, but had to turn back after the crew reported a loud bang and streaks of flames coming out of left engine.

The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.


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Etihad Airways Flight Returns to Hong Kong due to Flaps Control Issue

Etihad Airways flight EY-833 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on January 11th.

The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a flaps control problem.

The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel.

All passengers and crew members remained safe.


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Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Abu Dhabi

EtihadEtihad Airways flight EY-450 made an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on September 27th.

The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew reported an engine issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unhurt.


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Etihad Airways Plane Returns to Philippines due to Smoke in Cabin

EtihadEtihad Airways flight EY-4234 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay, Philippines, on August 30.

The Boeing 777-300 flying to Abu Dhabi, UAE, had to return due to smoke in its cabin.

The plane landed safely after dumping fuel.

No injuries were reported.


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Etihad Airbus makes Safe Landing in Scotland

EtihadEtihad Airlines EY-27 made a safe emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, UK, on August 1st.

The Airbus A330-200 flying from Abu Dhabi, UAE, had just landed when the crew noticed a hole under its right side wing.

The plane landed uneventfully.

No one was injured.


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32 Injured after Etihad Airways Flight to Jakarta Encountered Severe Turbulence

EtihadEtihad Airways flight EY-474 encountered severe turbulence as it prepared to land in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 4th.

The Airbus A330-200 was flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when it ran into severe and unexpected turbulence that injured 31 passengers and a flight attendant.

The plane landed safely. Nine passengers and the flight attendant were transported to a hospital while the others were treated at the airport.

The aircraft sustained significant damage to the overhead cabin storage bins.


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Etihad Airways Plane Diverts to Germany after Loss in Cabin Pressure

EtihadEtihad Airways flight EY-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 16th.

The Airbus A340-600, heading from Paris, France, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure mid-air.

The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.

Etihad Airways Flight Diverts to Perth due to Medical Emergency

EtihadA medical emergency prompted an Etihad Airways flight to make an unscheduled landing in Perth, Australia, at about 1:30 p.m. on November 18.

The flight, heading from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne, was diverted for an emergency landing after a passenger became ill midair.

The plane landed safely and the passenger was shifted to St Charles Gairdner Hospital. It is believed that he suffered a stroke.


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Kathmandu Emergency landing by Etihad Airways


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Contact photographer Pieter-Jan Van De Vijver

What: Etihad Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Abu Dhabi
Where: Kathmandu
When: Jan 17th 2012 9:15 pm
Who: 168 aboard
Why: While taking off from Kathmandu, the engine developed problems. THe crew shut it down and returned within minutes to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

Another source says the flight circled for an hour to burn fuel to lighten the landing.

Passengers were provided accommodations. Etihad engineers from Abu Dhabi arrived to handle the problem on January 21.


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RAF Escorts Etihad with Unruly Passenger


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Contact photographer Marvin My

What: Etihad Airlines Airbus A340-600 en route from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow
Where: Stansted airport, north of London.
When: Jan 24, 2011
Who: 37-year-old British man
Why: After a passenger made threats, the flight was provided two Royal Air Force jets as escort. The flight diverted to Stansted airport where the plane made a safe landing,and the passenger was taken into custody. There were no injuries.

The unruly passenger did not threaten the safety of the aircraft.

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