Sun Express flight XQ-13 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on June 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Antalya, Turkey, had to divert due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely.
All 167 passengers aboard remained safe.
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What: Donavia Boeing 737-400 en route from Rostov to Moscow Vnukovo
Where: Rostov
When: Jan 23rd 2012 2:00 pm
Who: 70 passengers, 8 crew
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed pressure problems. An alarm went off on board; the crew had to return to Rostov where they made a safe landing.
Some passengers passed out and others experienced bloody noses and ears from the pressure.
The oxygen masks were not working, although they were released.
The cause of the pressure issues has not been determined and the details have not been made public.
The flight made a safe landing at Rostov on Don at 3:15 p.m. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.
TAAG Angola Airlines flight DT-453 had to return and make an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola, on November 11th.
The Boeing 737-700 plane took off for Namibe, Angola, but had to turn back due to the loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. Four passengers were injured; two of them were treated at the airport while the other two were taken to a hospital.
Air Cairo flight SM-451 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on August 1.
The Airbus A320-200 plane en-route from Alexandria, Egypt, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the crew noticed a leak in one of the main cabin doors.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 111 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
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Asiana Airlines flight OZ-1165 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seoul, South Korea, on October 25th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Kansai International Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane crashed in a village near Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, on January 16th.
The ACT Airlines plane was scheduled to land at the airport when it went down in the village of Dacha-Suu.
At least 32 people were killed in the crash, including 4 crew members and 28 people on the ground. Several others were injured.
At least 15 homes were destroyed in the incident.
The plane had departed from Hong Kong, China, and was scheduled to fly to Istanbul, Turkey, after a stopover in Kyrgyzstan.
