A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Zahedan, Iran, on February 4th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Vietnam was diverted after a passenger fell ill.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
An Air India flight made an emergency landing at Sanganer Airport in Jaipur, India, on January 28th.
The plane heading from Rajkot to Delhi was diverted after a passenger suffered a cardiac arrest.
The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
United Airlines flight UA-946 had to divert for an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 20th.
The plane flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted after the captain became unconscious.
The plane, carrying 82 passengers and 12 crew members, landed safely.
The captain was rushed to a hospital.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-322 had to make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on January 12th.
The pilots declared an emergency after the crew noticed a white powder leaking from the cabin air conditioning vents and three of them reported feeling unwell. The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Seattle, Washington, at the time.
The plane landed safely. One crew member was taken to hospital while two others received treatment at the airport. All 181 passengers remained unharmed.
It is believed that the white substance was a de-icing agent.
A small plane crashed on a beach near Cape Blanco, Oregon, on January 13th.
It is believed that the pilot suffered a medical issue before the single-engine plane went down.
The pilot’s identity has not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Cargolux Airlines flight CV-856 had to divert for an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, on January 11th.
The Boeing 747-800 plane flying from Luxembourg to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the captain began feeling unwell and subsequently became incapacitated.
The plane landed safely. The captain was rushed to a hospital.
American Airlines flight AA-1868 had to make an emergency landing in Orlando, Florida, on January 2nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, when a strange odor on-board gave headaches to 7 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The crew members were taken to hospital.
All 89 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
Air Canada flight AC-868 made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on December 24th.
The plane flying from Toronto, Canada, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a 10-year-old girl had a cardiac arrest midair.
The plane landed safely. The child was immediately taken to University Hospital Limerick where she was later pronounced dead.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-891 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on December 1st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was heading from Lucknow, India, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the captain passed out, prompting the first officer to declare an emergency.
The plane landed safely in Karachi.
A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama, on November 22nd.
The plane heading from Boston, Massachusetts, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
United Airlines flight UA-1584 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 16th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after the captain began to feel unwell.
The plane landed safely.
Jet Airways Flight 9W 202 made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on November 7th.
The plane flying from New Delhi, India to Doha, Qatar, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) confirmed that the plane declared a medical emergency after a passenger’s medical condition became critical. However, the passenger passed away on landing in Karachi.
Cathay Pacific flight CX254 had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 8th.
The plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after a passenger became sick.
The plane landed safely.
EasyJet flight EZY811 had to make an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on November 3rd.
The plane was flying from Gatwick Airport in England, United Kingdom, when the crew declared a medical emergency. According to the airline, the pilot “requested a priority landing in Edinburgh due to a passenger requiring medical assistance.”
The plane landed uneventfully and was met by paramedics.
British Airways flight BA-286 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, Canada, on October 24th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
Authorities said the crew declared an emergency after several passengers and crew members reported feeling sick due to fumes on board.
The plane, carrying 433 people aboard, landed safely. Twenty-five people, including 5 passengers and 20 crew members, were taken to hospitals.
A British Airways flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, on October 13th.
The Boeing 777 was en-route from London to Tampa, Florida, when the crew reported medical emergency aboard.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was taken for treatment.
Middle East Airlines flight 213 made an emergency landing at Sofia airport in Bulgaria, on October 9th.
The plane flying from Beirut, Lebanon, to Geneva, Switzerland, was diverted after a passenger suffered heart attack.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to hospital.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-716 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, in Hyderabad, India, on October 6th.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted after a passenger started experiencing chest pain and breathlessness.
The plane landed uneventfully. The patient was rushed to hospital.
Germania Airlines flight ST-6256 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 6th.
The plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted after a passenger complained of chest pain.
The plane landed safely. The passenger disembarked and received medical assistance.
The flight continued to Tel Aviv.
Air Canada flight AC-895 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 29th.
The plane heading from Milan, Italy, to Toronto, Canada, was diverted after a passenger became ill.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to University Hospital Limerick after initial treatment by the paramedics at the airport.
American Airlines flight AA-192 had to divert and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on September 20th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was heading from Hong Kong, China, to Los Angeles, California, when one of the pilots suffered a seizure, prompting the crew to declare an emergency.
The plane landed uneventfully.
An IndiGo Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, on September 21st.
The plane heading from Kolkata, West Bengal, to Bengaluru, Karnataka, was diverted due to a medical emergency.
According to Director, Swami Vivekanand International Airport, Santosh Dhoke, “The aircraft landed here at around 2.30 PM to address the medical emergency after a family complained of a health problem suffered by their two-month old baby.”
The baby was rushed to hospital, however, he could not be saved.
A Saudi Airlines flight 021 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt, on September 19th.
The plane en-route to New York from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was mid-air above Cairo when the pilot reported that a passenger had fallen ill onboard.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The passenger was already dead by the time he was taken to hospital.
British Airways flight BA-274 declared emergency before landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, UK, on September 12th.
The Boeing 747, en-route from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, was over Scotland when the pilot requested a priority landing reporting that a passenger had fallen ill.
The plane landed safely.
The passenger was provided medical assistance at the airport.
Jet Time flight SK-1289 made a safe landing at Billund Airport, Billund, Denmark, on July 31st.
The Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A flying from Copenhagen, Denmark, was mid-air when its first officer started feeling sick and developed cold sweat.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
