Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ-535 had to make an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on October 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Denpasar, Indonesia, but had to turn back due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
Air Arabia flight ABY-501 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dabolim International Airport, Goa, India, on August 5.
The pilot requested an emergency landing due to a kidney patient aboard who needed immediate medical attention. The plane was heading from Sharjah, UAE, to Colombo, Sri Lanka at the time.
The plane, carrying 177 people, landed safely.
The patient was immediately transported to hospital.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-263 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on December 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-453 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on November 20th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed a temperature control problem in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Lufthansa flight LH-412 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on December 3rd.
The plane took off for Newark, New Jersey, but had to return shortly afterwards due to reports of smell onboard.
The plane landed back safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: Virgin Australia/Pacific Blue Boeing 737-800 en route from Brisbane,QL to Denpasar Bali
Where: Brisbane
When: Oct 14th 2011
Who: 1st officer
Why: The plane was in its parking bay as the first officer was inspecting the plane prior to departure, when the exhaust of a departing Qantas jet blew the mobile stairs, including the first officer, over. Both stairs and pilot ended up on the tarmac, the first officer ending up with a broken arm and leg. The plane was in its parking bay. The pilot departed for the hospital, presumably by ambulance, and the plane departed for Bali, with only a 90 minute delay.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this happening!
What: Rossiya Airbus A320-200 en route from Hurghada Egypt to Saint Petersburg Russia
Where: Saint Petersburg
When: Jul 7th 2009
Who: 176 passengers 6 crew
Why: On landing, the airbus had a tail strike, which disabled the plane. Substantial damage occurred to the tail. Russian press released that there were no injuries. The plane was taken out of service for repairs.