Lufthansa flight LH-430 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Keflavik, Iceland, on December 10.
The Boeing 747-800, en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted due to reports of electrical odor in cabin.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa flight 1406 had to make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 5.
The plane was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when a Jordanian-American passenger started fumbling with the controls of an emergency exit door. According to an airline spokesperson, “A passenger got up and tried to do something at the door, but was stopped by crew members and other passengers…The passenger was then restrained for the remainder of the flight in his seat.”
The plane landed safely. The man was handed over to the authorities.
BMI Regional flight BM-1826 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on December 2.
The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bristol, England, had to be landed in emergency after the crew received a smoke indication in its lavatory.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unhurt.
Turkish Airlines flight TK1617 had to divert and made an emergency landing in Nuremberg, Germany, on November 30.
According to an airline spokesperson, “The aircraft operating Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul to Frankfurt flight today has diverted to Nuremberg due to a suspicious object found onboard.”
The plane landed uneventfully. All 124 passengers remained safe.
“The necessary investigation onboard is continuing and the decision concerning the continuation of the flight to Frankfurt will be finalized according the result of such investigation,” the spokesperson said.
AirBaltic flight BT-211 had to make an emergency landing at Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany on November 24.
The Boeing 737-300, flying from Riga, Latvia, declared emergency after it encountered severe clear air turbulence that injured a flight attendant and two passengers.
The plane landed uneventfully. Authorities said one passenger was taken to hospital with a fractured leg while the other passenger and crew member were treated at the airport.
The flight was carrying 59 passengers and 5 crew members at the time.
Lufthansa flight LH-2531 made a safe landing at Munich International Airport, Germany, on November 7.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast, Russia, was about to land when it reported to the ATC about a possible nose gear steering problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
Ryanair flight FR-4376 returned and made an emergency landing at Weeze Airport, Germany, on October 20.
The Boeing 737-800, en-route to Tallinn, Estonia, with 183 passengers aboard, had to return due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement flight.
Lufthansa flight LH-1679 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on October 11.
The Airbus A320-200 was descending towards Munich when the crew declared emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. The plane was flying from Budapest, Hungary, at the time.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Authorities said the smoke had dissipated before landing.
TUIfly 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.
Luxair flight LG 9562 had to return and make a gear-up landing at Saarbrücken airport, Germany, on September 30.
Authorities said the pilots of the Luxembourg-bound Bombardier Q400 aircraft decided to abort take off due to a cabin fire warning. The plane then landed on its underbelly because apparently the landing gear failed to deploy.
There were 16 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; none of them was hurt.
According to an airline spokesperson, the passengers were transported to Luxembourg by road.
The FAA was investigating.
Air Canada flight AC-85 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 13.
The Boeing 787-800 was heading from Tel Aviv, Israel to Toronto, Canada, when heating system of a cargo bay malfunctioned. The captain decided to divert the plane as there was a French bulldog named Simba travelling in the bay. According to airline spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick, “As soon as the crew became aware of the temperature issue, the captain grew rightfully concerned for the dog’s comfort and well-being… With the altitude it can become very uncomfortable, and possibly the situation could have been life-threatening if the flight had continued.”
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The plane was able to continue its journey with a 90-minute delay.
American Airlines flight US-705/AA-705 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, on September 15.
The Airbus A330-200, heading from Frankfurt, Germany to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to be diverted after the crew reported cabin flooding due to fresh water leakage from one of the lavatories.
The plane landed safely.
None of the 194 passengers was hurt.
British Airways flight BA-143 diverted and made an emergency landing at the runway of Frankfurt Airport, Germany, on September 4.
The Boeing 777-200, flying from Heathrow Airport, England, to Dehli, India, had to be diverted after the crew noticed fumes in cabin.
The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.
The incident was being investigated.
Germanwings flight 4U-526 had to return to Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on July 23.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Barcelona, Spain, from Cologne, Germany, had to return due to an unusual odor in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 164 passengers remained unhurt.
Passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Lufthansa flight LH-712 had to return and make an emergency landing at Frankfurt Airport, Germany on July 23.
The Airbus A380-800 was heading towards Seoul, South Korea, when the crew decided to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained safe.
Air 
Berlin flight AB-7001 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany, on July 20.
The airbus A330-200 was heading towards Dusseldorf, Germany, from Miami, Florida, when its main gear tires lost pressure, forcing the pilot to divert.
The plane landed safely. All the passengers aboard remained unhurt.
The flight resumed after replacing wheels.
EasyJet flight EZY 4784 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Germany, on July 16.
The plane, en-route from Manchester, England to Tel Aviv, Israel, had to be landed in emergency after 3 cabin crew members and some passengers suspiciously started feeling unwell.
The plane, carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members, landed uneventfully. All passengers were checked by the medics and 4 of them were hospitalized.
The flight resumed shortly afterwards.
The incident is under investigation.
In the wake of recent Germanwings flight 9525 crash, German air traffic control authority has expressed the need for remote control of aircrafts.
At a press conference on April 15, head of the Deutsche Flugsicherung air traffic control authority, Dieter Scheurle, urged the aviation industry to develop a system that would enable the on-ground staff to remotely command the aircrafts. “We have to think past today’s technology,” he said, adding that, “I wouldn’t say it’s the simplest solution though.”
However, according to German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit, such a system would be prone to misuse as well. The union spokesperson Markus Wahl said, “We also have to ask whether such a solution would really be an improvement, after all it’s the pilots who are sitting in the cockpit and they’re the ones with all the information.”
A Germanwings Airbus A320 had to be evacuated at Cologne/Bonn airport in Germany, on April 12.
The airline said Milan-bound flight 4U 826 was taxiing to the runway when the air traffic tower asked the pilot to abort the flight due to a bomb threat.
All 132 people aboard were evacuated safely. The airline confirmed that the plane was thoroughly searched but not explosive device was found.
An alternate aircraft was arranged for the passengers.
EasyJet flight EZY5455 had to make an emergency landing at Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany, on April 11.
The plane was heading from London Gatwick Airport to Paphos, Cyprus, when the pilot reported smoky odor in the cockpit and declared emergency.
The Airbus A320 made a safe emergency landing in Cologne. All 169 passengers and 6 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.
Turkish Airlines flight TK1530 made an emergency landing at Nuremberg Airport, Germany, on April 8.
The Airbus 321 was heading from Düsseldorf to Istanbul when its windshield began to crack. The pilots then immediately reported the situation and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for repair.
Germanwings Flight 4U 814 had to divert and make an unscheduled landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, on April 4.
The airline said the Airbus A319, en-route from Cologne, Germany, to Venice, Italy, had to be diverted after the pilot reported suspected oil leakage and shut down one of the engines. “This is a standard safety procedure. It was not an emergency landing,” the statement said.
The plane landed safely and all 123 passengers and 5 crew members remained safe.
The aircraft was taken for inspection while an alternate plane was arranged for the passengers.
A sport plane crashed in a residential area near Goeppingen city of Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, on January 18.
Authorities said the plane crashed between apartment buildings, scratching various houses, and ended up in a garden.
There were 2 people aboard the plane; both of them were killed in the crash.
According to Police officials, no one on the ground was injured however, the accident caused damage of around 100,000 euros.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
U2 singer Bono had a midair mishap on November 12 when the luggage-compartment door of his private Learjet 60 fell off over Germany.
The incident happened when rockstar was on his way from Dublin to Berlin, to perform at the Bambi Awards.
The plane landed safely at the Berlin Schonefeld Airport at around 12:26 a.m. Besides Bono, there were 4 passengers and 2 pilots in the plane. None of them was harmed.
Germout Freitag, from the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, said, “The ground crew realized the door was gone and two suitcases had fallen out…Officials have not yet located the two suitcases or the hatch door, but they have been able to pinpoint the area where they are likely to have landed by the radar.”
The cause of accident is under investigation.
Lufthansa flight LH2505 made an emergency landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, on November 13.
The flight heading from Manchester to Munich wad forced to land in emergency after an unusual odor was discovered in the cockpit.
Ambulances and fire services were put on alert at the airport when the Airbus A321-231 landed uneventfully. All 82 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
