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Air Berlin Plane Overruns Runway at Sylt Airport

Air Berlin flight AB-6880 overran the end of the runway after landing at Sylt Airport in Sylt, Germany, on September 30th.

The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Dusseldorf, Germany.

The plane came to stop on soft ground. There were eighty-two passengers and five crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter Plane makes Safe Landing in Germany after Burning Odor

LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter flight AB-6244 made a safe landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Tegel, Germany, on July 20th.

The de Havilland Dash 8-400 flying on behalf of Air Berlin was about to land when the crew reporting a burning odor in its aft cabin.

The plane landed safely.

All 53 people aboard remained safe.

TUIFly Plane Diverts to Greece due to Electrical Problems

TUIFly flight HG-2273 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Athens International Airport, Greece, on June 30th.

The Boeing 737-800 flying on behalf of FlyNiki and Air Berlin from Heraklion, Greece, to Berlin Tegel, Germany, had to divert due to electrical problems.

The plane landed safely.

The passengers were accommodated in hotels till the aircraft was repaired.

Air Berlin Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Daytona Beach

Air Berlin flight AB-7416 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 25th.

The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Cancun, Mexico, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Air Berlin Plane Diverts to Kuwait due to Electronic Problems

air berlinAir Berlin flight AB-7495 made an emergency landing in Kuwait, on April 20th.

The plane, heading from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Berlin, Germany, had to be diverted due to electronic problems.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Air Berlin Plane makes Safe Landing in Spain after Losing Contact with ATC

Air Berlin flight AB-2266 (callsign BER344E) made a safe landing at Málaga Airport, Spain, on February 5th.

The Airbus A320-200, flying from Munich Airport, Germany, lost communication with ATC mid-air. The plane could contact back the ATC after around 10 minutes.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

Air Berlin Plane Returns to Germany after Problem with Flaps

air berlinAir Berlin flight AB-7346 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on December 31.

The Airbus A330-200, flying towards Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, had to return due to some issue with its flaps.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

Air Berlin Jet Diverts to Turkey to Kick Out Elderly Woman for Using Wrong Toilet

air berlinAn Air Berlin flight made an emergency landing at Erzurum Airport in Turkey, on October 21.

The pilot requested an emergency landing after an elderly Slovakian woman used the toilet reserved for business class travelers. The plane was en-route from Vienna, Austria to Abu Dhabi, UAE at the time. According to Edita Kmetova, 60, she got sick mid-flight and had to use business class toilet because economy class toilet was already in use. When she came out, the pilot, business class passengers, and stewardesses confronted her and handcuffed her for the rest of the flight.

The plane landed safely in Erzurum. According to the airport manager Abubekir Özcan, he asked the crew to un-cuff her and took her for questioning. However, since she had no criminal record, she was released.

Özcan also said he had requested the pilot to allow Kmetova to continue her journey as she had no money and looked devastated. But the pilot took off without her.

Cologne Bound TUIfly Flight Rejects Take-off due to Engine Problem

TUIflyTUIfly flight AB-6110, operating on behalf of Air Berlin, rejected takeoff at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on October 5.

The Boeing 737-700, en-route to Cologne, Germany, had to abort taking off due to some issue with its right side engine.

No injuries were reported.

The flight was cancelled, however, the passengers were accommodated in other flights.

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