Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-21 had to return and make an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 9th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a tail strike indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Avior Airlines flight 9V-1226 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 11th.
The plane heading from Caracas, Venezuela, to Miami, Florida, was diverted due to an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Monarch Airlines flight ZB-744 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Porto Santo, Portugal, on January 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Gatwick Airport, England, to Funchal, Portugal, was diverted after the crew reported issues with the flaps.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 137 passengers aboard remained safe.
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What: Mahan Air McDonnell-Douglas MD-82 en route from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport to Bandar Mahshah
Where: Tehran
When: 16:30
Who: 184 deaths and 30 injuries.
Why: After takeoff, the plane indicated a fire alert, and returned to the airport for a safe landing. The public announcement called this a “technical” error. Reportedly, maintenance found no actual fire.
Cebu Pacific flight 5J-7945 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India, on the morning of July 30.
The Airbus 330-300 had to be diverted due to a disruptive woman passenger, identified as Jeane T., who first complained of sickness and then informed the crew about a bomb in the plane.
The plane en-route from Dubai, UAE, was transporting 430 passengers and 12 crew members to Manila, Philippines, at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
The plane was cleared to depart after security clearance while the woman was handed over to the Philippines Embassy in India.
Qantas QF51 made an emergency landing at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 29.
The plane, heading from Brisbane, Australia, to Singapore, was diverted after the pilot reported low visibility due to haze. General manager of Jakarta’s Air Traffic Service Centre, Bambang Rianto, said the pilot reported that visibility was below the safety threshold limit of 1400 meters.
The plane landed safely.
No one was hurt.
EasyJet flight U2-7925 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 7th.
The plane took off for Nice, France, but had to turn back after loss of oil pressure prompted the crew to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
