Condor flight DE-1707 had to return and make an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, on June 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Leipzig, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK758 had to make an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan, on December 30.
The flight, en-route from London, United Kingdom, declared emergency after its landing gear became jammed.
The plane landed with only minor damage. None of the passengers and crew members was hurt.
Airport operations were temporarily suspended following the incident.
Pictured: The plane in question prior to registration change: F-WWKI (cn 1155) later registered HL8212
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What: Korean Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Seoul to Tel Aviv
Where: Istanbul
When: Oct 5 2010
Who: 203 passengers
Why: The Korean Air flight diverted to Ataturk Airport due to a windshield crack. The flight made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the replacement jet was provided.
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.
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What: S7 Airlines Flight 778 Airbus A310 en route from Moscow to Irkutsk
Where: Irkutsk International Airport in Siberia
When: July 9 2006
Who: 193 passengers and 10 crew
Why: The plane failed to decelerate on landing and crashed into the barrier.
124 died.
The investigation showed that as the pilot slowed with wheel braking, he deployed the right thrust reverser. The crew was unaware that the left engine thrust lever was (accidentally?)advanced. This prevented the plane from decelerating normally.
What: Vueling A320 en route from Amsterdam to Bilbao
Where: Amsterdam
When: Mar 8 2012
Who: not available
Why: The flight was en route when it developed problems with the hydraulics. A “3-VOC” message was sent out from Schiphol Airport.
Pilots returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing with emergency services on standby. Local television was already interviewing passengers before the plane stopped on the runway.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-336 had to return and make an emergency landing in Singapore, on November 19th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty-four passengers and seventeen crew members remained unharmed.
