Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-366 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on April 12th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route from Tunis, Tunisia, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 295 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Thai Lion Air flight SL-539 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Chiang Mai International Airport, Chiang Mai, Thailand, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Chiang Rai to Bangkok, Thailand, was mid-air when the crew reported loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Two passengers onboard experienced dizziness, whereas the rest remained unharmed.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-50 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Mid Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, on April 10th.
The Boeing 737-300 was en-route from Dallas, Texas, to Kansas City, Missouri, when the crew reported loss of cabin pressure and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely. All 143 passengers and 5 crew members remained unhurt.
KLM flight KL-1072 had a cabin pressure problem shortly after it took off from Manchester, United Kingdom, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was heading to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when it experienced problems with cabin pressure. According to the airline, the oxygen masks were released for the passengers and the crew was able to restore the air conditioning system after around 13 minutes.
The plane landed safely. All 138 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Endeavor Air flight 9E-4058/DL-4058 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-900, en-route from Charleston, South Carolina to New York, was mid-air when the crew reported the loss of cabin pressure, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 62 passengers and 4 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
United Express flight 6183 had to make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on February 24th.
The Embraer ERJ-175 took off from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, and was heading to San Antonio, Texas, when it lost cabin pressure, forcing the pilot to divert.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
The flight was operated by Mesa Airlines.
UTAir flight UT-445 made an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on February 22nd.
The plane was en-route from Moscow to Kogalym, Russia, when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilot to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
A replacement plane was arranged for the passengers.
British Airways flight BA-33 had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom, on February 18th.
The Boeing 787-900 took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back just 20 minutes later, due to an issue with one of the door seals and difficulty in maintaining cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-227 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 5th.
The plane took off for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but had to return shortly afterwards due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 137 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Air Canada flight 549 made an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on January 29.
The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure due to a fault in an air conditioning unit.
The Airbus A319 plane landed safely. All 107 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Safair flight 103 made an emergency landing at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa, on January 24.
The plane was heading to Cape Town when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilot to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Jeju Air flight 7C-101 returned and made a safe landing at Gimpo International Airport, Gimpo, Seoul, South Korea, on December 24.
The Boeing 727-800, flying from Gimpo, to Jeju, South Korea, had to return in emergency due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All the passengers onboard remained safe.
Air Canada Rouge flight 1849 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on December 19.
The Airbus A319 plane, en-route from Toronto, Canada, to Phoenix, Arizona, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were131 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in hotels and were transported to their destination next day in a replacement aircraft.
China Eastern flight MU-782 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, on December 18.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route from Denpasar, Indonesia, to Beijing, China, had to divert due to loss in cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Insel Air flight 531 made an emergency landing at Las Américas International Airport in Dominican Republic, on December 16.
The plane, flying from St. Maarten, had to declare an emergency after the crew noticed an issue with its cabin pressurization system.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 80 passengers aboard remained safe.
Gulf Air flight GF003 made an emergency landing at London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, on December 13.
Authorities said the pilots of the Airbus 330, flying from Bahrain, declared an emergency after the aircraft developed some technical issues that led to a drop in cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 89 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
The airline said in a statement, “The safety, protection and comfort of our passengers and employees are of utmost importance and Gulf Air crew are trained to handle such incidents, as evidenced by the level of professionalism shown by both the pilots and cabin crew as well as all of our teams on the ground.”
Egypt Air flight MS-903 diverted to Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on September 30.
The Airbus A321-200, en-route to Dubai, from Alexandria Borg el Arab, Egypt, had to be diverted in emergency due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained unhurt.
Air Canada flight AC682 made an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on August 5.
The plane was heading from Toronto’s Pearson Airport to Deer Lake Regional Airport when it was diverted.
According to the airline, “The aircraft landed normally and safely after it developed a cabin pressurization issue, during which oxygen masks were deployed. The cause has not been determined at this time, and the aircraft has been taken out of service for evaluation.”
Pegasus Airlines flight PC5121 had to return and make an emergency landing at Adnan Menderes Airport in Izmir, Turkey, on May 18.
The Boeing 737-800 was heading to London when it lost cabin pressure and had to turn back for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
The airline accommodated 49 passengers in another flight.
SunExpress flight XQ943 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Riga, Latvia, on May 14.
The plane, en-route from Helsinki Airport, Finland to Adnan Menderes Airport, Turkey, had to divert after the cabin lost pressure and oxygen masks deployed.
The Boeing 737 plane landed safely.
No one was hurt.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) flight SK 4604 landed at Aberdeen International Airport, Scotland under emergency conditions on the afternoon of May 10.
Boeing 737-883 was en-route from Dublin, Ireland to Oslo, Norway but had to divert to Aberdeen due to issues with cabin pressure.
The plane, carrying around 169 passengers and 6 crew members, landed safely and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The passengers were accommodated in another plane.
Southwest flight 100 had to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on April 24.
The flight was en-route from Las Vegas to Milwaukee when the pilot reported a pressurization issue in the aircraft and requested an emergency landing.
The plane landed safely.
Authorities said one passenger slipped while exiting the plane and was shifted to hospital.
Aeromexico flight 9101 was forced to divert and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on February 5.
The Boeing 737-800 was en-route from General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Cancun, Mexico, when the passengers heard a loud explosion. Shortly afterwards, the pilot announced that the aircraft was losing pressure and sought permission for an emergency landing in Chicago.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
United Airlines Flight 1218 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on February 3.
The plane departed for Denver at 9:01 a.m. but had to return shortly afterwards due to issues with cabin pressure.
The Boeing 737-900 landed safely and medics checked 175 people complaining of nausea and ear pain. Authorities confirmed that none of the passengers or crew members was taken to hospital.
An airline spokesperson said, “Maintenance is inspecting the aircraft as we accommodate the customers.”
The FAA is investigating.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN1266 had to make an emergency landing at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on the afternoon of December 16.
The pilot of the flight, en-route from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, sought permission for emergency landing after the cabin began de-pressurizing and oxygen masks deployed. However, instead of sending the ’general emergency’ code 7700, the pilot mistakenly sent code 7500 which means ‘unlawful interference’.
Emergency services were ready at the scene to handle hijacking situation when the Airbus A321-200 landed safely. None of the 140 people aboard was harmed.
The situation later got cleared and the airline released a statement confirming that the emergency landing was due to a technical issue and there was no hijacking incident.
The incident is under investigation.
