Tigerair flight TT-271 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on December 17th.
The plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back after an incident onboard prompted security concerns.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Details about the nature of threat are not known at the moment.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-757 had to make an emergency landing at London Stansted Airport, England, on February 7th.
The plane flying from Lahore, Pakistan, to Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 150 people aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 1804 made an emergency landing at McGhee Tyson Airport, Tennessee, on January 31st.
The plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Indianapolis, Indiana, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
JetBlue Airways flight 893 had to make an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on January 21st.
The plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Santiago, Dominican Republic, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Eurowings flight 117 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on January 15th.
The plane heading from Salalah, Oman, to Cologne, Germany, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. There were 299 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The authorities confirmed that no explosives were found upon inspection.
Lufthansa Airlines flight LH-441 had to divert and make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on December 12th.
The plane flying from Houston, Texas, to Frankfort, Germany, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
According to the airline, “LH441 was diverted as a matter of precaution in coordination with the relevant authorities and the pilot… Passengers disembarked and LH staff will take care of them. The aircraft will be searched.”
The authorities gave the all-clear after thoroughly searching the aircraft.
A LATAM Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Santiago, Chile, on November 10th.
The plane took off for Punta Arenas, Chile, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bomb threat. It is believed that a female passenger had informed the crew that there was a bomb onboard.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained safe.
The woman was arrested while the authorities searched the plane.
A Compass Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tucson International Airport, Arizona, on June 22nd.
The plane, heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after a male passenger made a threat to the crew.
The plane, carrying 80 passengers, landed uneventfully. The man was escorted out of the aircraft.
EgyptAir Flight 955 made an emergency landing in Urgench, Uzbekistan, on June 8th.
The plane, heading from Cairo, Egypt, to Beijing, China, was diverted after the authorities received a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely. All 118 passengers and 17 crew members remained safe.
No explosive material was found upon inspection.
A Virgin Australia plane had to make an emergency landing at Brisbane International Airport in Queensland, Australia, on February 17.
The plane was heading from Sydney International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, California, when the airline received a bomb threat and decided to divert it for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The authorities later confirmed that the threat was a hoax.
Two Kathmandu-bound flights were grounded just before takeoff from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on January 27.
Authorities said the flights were grounded after the Jet Airways security office received a call saying there was a “bomb threat” to Jet Airways flight 9W 260 and Air India flight AI-215.
There were 122 passengers and 7 crew members aboard Jet Airways flight while the Air India plane was carrying 121 passengers at the time.
Aegean Airlines flight A3 688 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Palma de Mallorca Airport in Mallorca, Spain, on January 10.
The plane was heading from Athens, Greece, to Madrid, Spain, when it was diverted due to a terror threat. According to the airline, “Aegen was notified by the Athens International Airport, today, Sunday 10 January, for additional security check to a passenger on the scheduled Aegen flight A3 688 from Athens to Madrid…Considering this information, Aegen has instructed the commander of the flight to land on the nearest airport.”
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
“All the additional security checks were conducted for the aircraft and the passengers, as provided by regulations. The security checks revealed no issues and the aircraft departed from Mallorca to its final destination Madrid,” the airline said.
Air France flight AF83 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Québec, Canada, on December 8.
The Boeing 777-328, en-route from San Francisco International Airport, California, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, when it diverted due to an alleged bomb threat.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Turkish Airlines flight TK2 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Canada, on November 21.
Authorities said the plane, flying from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, was diverted due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 256 passengers and crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
No explosive material was found in the plane.
American Airlines flight 622 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, Wichita, Kansas, on November 3.
The plane, en-route from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York, had to divert due to a disruptive passenger. Jason Baroletti, 38, was threatening to kill passengers when he was refused beer.
The plane landed safely.
All 126 passengers and 6 crew members remained unhurt.
A Turkish Airlines Jet made an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 13th.
Emergency was declared after authorities received a phone call that claimed there was a bomb in the plane. The flight was flying from Oslo, Norway to Istanbul, Turkey at the time.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Authorities confirmed that no explosive device was found on inspection.
