Safair flight FA-102 made an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 21st.
The plane took off for Johannesburg, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Airlink flight 4Z-8127 made an emergency landing in Windhoek, Namibia, on January 28th.
The plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a cabin pressurization problem.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
RwandAir flight WB-110 made an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 2nd.
The Boeing 737-700 plane was flying from Harare, Zimbabwe, when it suffered loss of cabin pressure.
The crew initiated an emergency descent and continued for a safe landing in Cape Town.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
South African Express flight XZ-1375 had to return and make an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 11th.
The plane took off for Port Elizabeth, South Africa, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-598 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Nice, France, on November 20th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Cape Town, South Africa, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Mango Airlines flight JE-147 had to return and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 19th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Kulula flight MN-111 encountered severe turbulence near Cape Town, South Africa, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Johannesburg, South Africa, was on approach to Cape Town International Airport when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Mango Airlines flight JE-348 had to return for an emergency landing in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Durban, South Africa, but had to turn back after a pelican hit it.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Condor Airlines flight DE-2291 had to reject take off from Cape Town, South Africa, on November 20th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew reported a bird strike and rejected take off.
The emergency services had to cool down the right hand brakes as the plane vacated the runway.
Kulula Airlines flight MN-493 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lanseria, South Africa, on November 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine overheat indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SA Airlink flight SA-8675 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 7th.
The plane, en-route from Pretoria to Cape Town, South Africa, had to be diverted after one of the engines stopped working mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Safair flight FA-102 made an emergency landing in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 27th.
Emergency was declared after one of the tires of the Boeing 737-400 aircraft was damaged during take off from Cape Town, South Africa.
The plane performed a low approach for inspection of tires from the ground, before it landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
kulula.com flight MN-483 had to divert and make an emergency landing at O. R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 7.
The Boeing 737-800, flying in South Africa, from Lanseria to Cape Town, had to divert after one of its engines ingested a bird, thus damaging its fan blades.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Safair flight 103 made an emergency landing at Johannesburg Airport in South Africa, on January 24.
The plane was heading to Cape Town when it lost cabin pressure, prompting the pilot to return for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Safair flight FA-244 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa, on November 14.
The Boeing 737-400, heading to George, South Africa, to Johannesburg, had to divert due to an issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A South African Navy chopper had to make an emergency landing at Milnerton Golf Club, Cape Town, South Africa, on February 23.
The incident happened after the helicopter’s cockpit caught fire.
According to spokesperson of Department of Defence, Brigadier General Marthie Visser. “A Lynx helicopter of the South African Air Force conducted an emergency landing on the Milnerton Golf Course during a routine maintenance test flight today…No injuries were reported. A preliminary investigation has been initiated to determine the cause of the incident.”
Seventy-two children aboard Emirates flight EK007, coming from Cape Town, South Africa to Heathrow airport on Sunday, suffered from diarrhea mid air.
The children aged 10 to 14, were part of a Welsh choir. They were on their way back after performing in Cape Town when they began vomiting. The crew members then requested emergency services at Heathrow airport to provide medical aid to the sick children.
Especially trained paramedics from the ‘Hazardous area response team’ were waiting at the scene when the Airbus A380 touched the ground. Sixty Children were treated at the spot while 12 were taken to a hospital. The hospital sources confirmed that all children were released late night after they received treatment for diarrhea.
