A Ryanair plane clipped the wing of a Turkish Airlines aircraft at Malta International Airport, Malta, on January 17th.
The incident happened when the Turkish Airlines plane was departing for Istanbul, Turkey, while the Ryanair flight from Bari, Italy, was taxiing to an apron.
No injuries were reported.
Air Malta flight KM-100 rejected take-off at Malta International Airport, Malta, on September 20.
The Airbus A319-100 to London Heathrow, United Kingdom, had just started taking-off when it struck a flock of birds.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Air Malta flight KM-467 had to return and make an emergency landing at Paris Orly Airport, France, on September 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Malta but had to turn back after the crew noticed autopilot problems.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Malta flight KM-186 had to return and make an emergency landing in Malta, on June 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cagliari, Italy, but had to turn back due to an issue with the weather radar.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-3883 had to reject takeoff from Malta International Airport, Malta, on May 18th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Luton Airport, England, when the crew received an aft door indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All one hundred and seventy-two people aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-8928 encountered turbulence on the way to Malta, on January 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Liverpool, England, when it hit turbulence that injured two passengers.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The injured were taken to a hospital. The airline said some other passengers were also examined by the medical teams at the airport.
Air Malta flight KM-352 made an emergency landing in Dusseldorf, Germany, on January 3rd.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Malta was descending toward Dusseldorf when the crew requested priority assistance due to a burning odor in the cabin.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-2905 made an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on November 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Malta was on final approach to Brussels when the crew reported an issue with the flaps and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-3775 had to return and make an emergency landing at Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Bristol, England, but had to turn back after the crew noticed problems with the landing gear.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-6696 made an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport, England, on September 24th.
The plane heading from Malta to Edinburgh, Scotland, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient disembarked to receive medical aid.
A light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 24th.
The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time.
All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
ASL Airlines Belgium flight 3V-587 made an emergency landing in, Malta, on August 24th.
The cargo plane was flying from Tunis, Tunisia, when the crew reported issues with the nose gear.
The plane landed safely. There were 2 crew members aboard at the time; both of them remained unharmed.
Easyjet flight U2-1998 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Milan–Malpensa Airport in Italy, on May 4th.
The Airbus A320-200, heading from Malta to Manchester, England, had to be diverted after the first officer and a passenger became ill.
The plane landed uneventfully. The first officer and the passenger were taken to hospital.
The airline believes the illness of passenger and first officer was not related.
A Lufthansa’s flight had to land in emergency in Rome due to a medical emergency, on the afternoon of June 27.
The flight took off from Frankfurt, Germany for Malta at about 1.22 p.m., however, soon afterwards, the Airbus A320 was diverted to Rome for offloading a sick passenger.
The plane landed safely. According to a Lufthansa spokesman, the plane resumed its journey to Malta after refueling.
