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.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-311 made an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on December 9th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-471 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Adelaide, Australia, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tiger Airways flight TT-680 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on June 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sydney to Cairns, Australia, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair Australia flight TT-612 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, on January 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sydney to Coolangatta, Australia, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit and cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Tigerair flight TR-2993 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on January 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Singapore, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor.
The plane landed safely. All 163 people aboard remained unharmed.
Tigerair flight TR-2905 had to return and make an emergency landing in Macau, on November 8th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after the left engine started emitting sparks and causing cabin pressure issues.
The crew shut down the engine and turned back to Macau where the plane landed safely.
All 172 people aboard remained safe.
Tigerair flight TR-2067 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on November 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Singapore but had to return shortly afterwards after a bird strike caused the captain’s windshield to crack.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 156 people aboard remained safe.
TigerAir flight 511 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on March 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Brisbane when the crew reported an unusual odor in the cabin and requested a priority landing.
The plane landed safely. Four crew members were examined by paramedics but did not need further treatment.
All 60 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Tiger Airways flight TT413 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Adelaide Airport, Australia, on March 15.
The plane, en-route from Melbourne to Perth, had to be diverted after a strange odor was noticed in the cabin.
The flight landed uneventfully and all 171 passengers were provided free overnight accommodation.
The airline said in a statement, “Tigerair Australia apologises for any inconvenience to affected passengers, however safety is always our first priority and always comes before schedule … The airline is currently awaiting the review of the engineers’ assessment and is prioritising travel arrangements to get affected passengers to their destination as soon as possible.”
A Tiger Airways Philippines Airbus A320 was taxiing on the runway at Kalibo International Airport in the Philippines when the plane got stuck on the runway. Passengers were provided accommodations at a local hotel as they waited for the situation to be amended. A dozen flights had to be rerouted, in the meantime.
50 passengers were aboard the flight bound for Singapore when it got mired while making a 180-degree turn at the end of Runway 05.
Airport traffic was halted as the situation was resolved. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced that the front wheel “stuck on a soft spot and got stalled while making a 180-degree turn at the end of Runway 05.”
The Aircraft Accident Investigation & Inquiry Board is investigating.
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What: Tiger Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Melbourne to Perth
Where: Melbourne
When: Dec 10th 2010
Who: 159 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane’s right engine emitted an explosive noise. After the crew shut down the engine, they returned to Melbourne and made a safe landing. Passengers were rerouted; the plane was grounded until the 17, and the affected engine was replaced.