Cathay Pacific flight CX-260 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Urumqi, China, on October 24th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted after the crew received an engine oil indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, on October 19th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and thirty people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-157 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, on October 9th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Brisbane, Australia, was diverted after it encountered severe turbulence that injured six crew members and one passenger.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
American Airlines Flight AA192 had a little bit of an issue while standing prior to takeoff Oct 9 2017, earlier today. As the Boeing 777 was being loaded, the container loader malfunctioned, resulting in a fire. The fire spread, and burned the cargo container. The plane was scheduled to fly from Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport to LAX in Los Angeles. According to Flightradar24, the flight was cancelled. (I expect so!)
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Finnair flight AY-69 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on September 29th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All two hundred and thirty-three people aboard remained unharmed.
Finnair flight AY-69 had to return and make an emergency landing in Helsinki, Finland, on September 24th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed at higher than normal speed. All two hundred and sixty-nine people aboard remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Airlines flight HX-693 made an emergency landing in Sapporo, Japan, on September 4th.
The plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after it lost cabin pressure.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were two hundred and twenty-three passengers and twelve crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-169 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Mandalay, Myanmar, on August 31st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kolkata, India, to Hong Kong, China, was diverted due to a hydraulic issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and thirty passengers and seven crew members remained safe.
Air New Zealand (ANZ) flight NZ-87 had to return and make an emergency landing at Auckland Airport, New Zealand, on July 5th.
The Boeing 777-200 flying to Hong Kong, China, was over the Tasman Sea when the pilot started feeling unwell.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-3290 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 19th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Anchorage, Alaska, but had to turn back after the crew noticed a gear problem.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
KLM flight KL-887 encountered severe turbulence near Hong Kong, China, on June 4th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane was flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, when it hit turbulence that injured nine people.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Eight of the injured, including six passengers and two crew members were taken to hospital.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-765 veered off runway in Hong Kong, China, on May 24th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Nanjing, China, was attempting to land during heavy rain.
There were 141 people aboard at the time; 2 of them were taken to hospital.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-646 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on May 21st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All 244 people aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-168 had to return and make an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on May 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Kolkata, India, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
KLM flight KL-808 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on May 2nd.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-618 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on April 24th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Xiamen, China, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-721 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shanghai, China, on April 15th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after a burning odor and haze was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Hong Kong Express Airways flight UO-1845 had to return for an emergency landing in Osaka, Japan, on April 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hong Kong, China, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely.
There were 194 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-622 had to return for an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Hangzhou, China, but had to turn back due to an aft cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All 219 passengers aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-9993 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on March 6th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Zhuhai, China, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Cathay Dragon plane suffered a tail strike while landing in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on March 3rd.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane was performing flight KA-248 from Hong Kong, China.
The plane taxied to apron without further incident.
All 143 passengers aboard remained safe.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-888 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on February 4th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted due to adverse weather conditions in Vancouver.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane crashed in a village near Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, on January 16th.
The ACT Airlines plane was scheduled to land at the airport when it went down in the village of Dacha-Suu.
At least 32 people were killed in the crash, including 4 crew members and 28 people on the ground. Several others were injured.
At least 15 homes were destroyed in the incident.
The plane had departed from Hong Kong, China, and was scheduled to fly to Istanbul, Turkey, after a stopover in Kyrgyzstan.
Etihad Airways flight EY-833 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on January 11th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a flaps control problem.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Lufthansa flight LH-730 had to reject take off from Munich, Germany, on January 6th.
The plane was accelerating to take off for Hong Kong, China, when the crew reported an engine issue and rejected take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
