Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-768 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Chennai, India, was diverted due to indication of a landing gear problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 127 people aboard remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-632 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Athens, Greece, on February 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All 114 passengers and 14 crew members remained unharmed.
An Air India Express flight had to make an emergency landing in Kochi, Kerala, India, on November 23rd.
The plane took off from Karnataka, India, and was heading to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, when it was diverted. According to Air India Express Manager Nagesh Shetty, “Suspected tail-pipe fire caused the flight to be diverted to Kochi.”
The plane landed safely. All 131 passengers and 9 crew members remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-321 made an emergency landing in Cairo, Egypt, on November 1st.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was on final approach to Cairo when the crew received a brakes fault indication and prepared for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Flydubai flight FZ-867 made a safe landing at King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on July 20th.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route from Dubai, UAE, was on approach to Dammam when the crew reported issues with its flaps.
The plane landed at a higher than normal speed.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Biman Bangladesh flight S2-AFP rejected taking off at Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 7th.
The Boeing 777-300, en-route to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was about to takeoff when the crew reported an engine failure.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-1794 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Abha Regional Airport, Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia, on April 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Jazan to Dammam, was mid-air when it had to divert after the crew was reported that there had been fumes of light emitted from the food preparation area of the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were rebooked onto another flight.