Swiss International Airlines flight LX-2200 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 21st.
The plane took off for Marrakesh, Morocco, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Arabia Maroc flight 3O-122 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 18th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Nador, Morocco, but had to turn back due to multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Royal Air Maroc flight AT-208 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on October 6th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Casablanca, Morocco, was descending toward Montreal when the crew reported an engine failure.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vulkan Air flight VKA-143 was intercepted by Italian Air Force fighter jets on the way to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on September 16th.
The incident happened after the plane flying from Tangier, Morocco, lost communication with the ATC.
The plane subsequently landed safely. The fighter jets returned to the base.
Royal Air Maroc flight AT-997 had to return and make an emergency landing in Porto, Portugal, on September 6th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Casablanca, Morocco, but had to turn back due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alitalia flight AZ875 made an emergency landing in Cagliari, Italy, on July 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Casablanca, Morocco, to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, was diverted after the crew noticed a fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Transavia flight HV-5753 made a hard landing at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco, on October 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on final approach to Marrakesh when the crew aborted the approach due to gusting winds.
The plane subsequently positioned for another approach but touched down hard.
No injuries were reported.
Royal Air Maroc flight AT-981 made an emergency landing in Casablanca, Morocco, on September 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Lisbon, Portugal, when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-617 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 23rd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Casablanca, Morocco, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TUI fly Belgium flight TB-6386 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Zaventem, Belgium, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying from Rabat, Morocco, to Charleroi, Belgium, had to divert due to problems with its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
EasyJet flight EZY8896 had to make an emergency landing in Bordeaux, France, on March 7th.
The Airbus A320, heading from Marrakesh, Morocco, to Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, had to be diverted after a drunk male passenger tried to open an emergency door mid-air.
The plane landed safely. The man was escorted out of the plane by the French police.
The airline confirmed the incident and said, “easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard and always push for prosecution. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”
Thomas Cook flight FQ-816 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brussels, Belgium, on February 7th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane, operated by Brussels Airlines, took off for Marrakech, Morocco, but had to return shortly afterwards after one of its engines ingested a bird.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 140 passengers remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.
British Airways flight BA-2667 had to return and make an emergency landing at Marrakech-Menara Airport, Marrakech, Morocco, on December 31.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to London, UK, had to returned due to some disturbance with its engine. The crew had to shut the engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers onboard remained safe.
Turkish Airlines flight 15 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 30.
The Boeing 777 was en-route from Istanbul, Turkey, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, when the crew received a note on which ‘bomb’ was written. The crew then reported the situation and sought permission for an emergency landing.
The plane landed uneventfully and was thoroughly searched for any explosives. However, the airline confirmed that nothing was found.
All 256 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
