Air Arabia flight G9-413 suffered a bird strike in Coimbatore, India, on October 29th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was on approach to Coimbatore International Airport when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and six people aboard remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9-522 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on April 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Chittagong, Bangladesh, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. There were 164 passengers and 17 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9-532 made an emergency landing in Lucknow, India, on March 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Air Arabia flight G9-545 encountered clear air turbulence near Karachi, Pakistan, on February 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was descending toward Karachi when it was hit by turbulence that injured at least 6 people.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The injured were treated at the airport. At least one person was taken to hospital for further treatment.
Air Arabia flight G9824 had to return for an emergency landing at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, on February 26th.
The plane took off for Peshawar, Pakistan, but had to return shortly afterwards after a Pakistani passenger suffered a cardiac arrest.
The plane landed safely. Authorities said the passenger died on his way to the hospital.
Air Arabia Egypt flight E5-337 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on June 29th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to problems with an engine.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
An Air Arabia flight made an emergency landing at Coimbatore International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India, on October 9.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Sharjah, UAE to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, was diverted due to bad weather conditions in Thiruvananthapuram.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 168 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The plane was able to continue its journey after some time.
Air Arabia flight G9128 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Al- Minhad Airbase, Dubai, on May 3.
The plane, en-route from Kuwait to Sharjah, had to be diverted after a passenger said it was about to explode.
The airline confirmed that “[the] flight landed safely and the authorities are currently holding the necessary investigation.”
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What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-214 en route from Athens to Sharjah
Where: Athens
When: 24-OCT-2009
Who: NOT AVAILABLE
Why: The crew aborted takeoff from Athens when the engine did not sound as if it were operating normally. The control panel “Full Authority Digital Engine Control’ (FADEC) warned of irregularities in the left engine.
The plane slowed with hot brakes; and a piece of the plane was found on the runway, later identified as the engine panel.
Passengers debarked without incident, and were provided a replacement plane the following day.
