Flydubai flight FZ-821 made an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Jazan, Saudi Arabia, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on February 2nd.
The plane heading from from Riyadh to Jazan, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-735 made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 22nd.
The plane heading from Peshawar, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-3720 burst a tire during landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-300 plane was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.
An Oman Air flight had to make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 12th.
The plane heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Kerala, India, was diverted after a four-year-old passenger developed epileptic seizures and passed away.
The plane landed safely.
The deceased was identified as Yahya Puthiyapurayil. He was an Indian citizen.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-731 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on October 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Karachi, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a broken tap in the forward lavatory.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-764 suffered a bird strike near Faisalabad, Pakistan, on September 4th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A320-200 plane was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All one hundred and fifty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-3011 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan, on August 28th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-2057 had to reject takeoff from Lahore, Pakistan, on August 8th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine failure.
The plane came to stop with four blown tires.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet Airways flight 9W-523 had to reject takeoff from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on August 3rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Mumbai, India, when the crew rejected takeoff.
The plane veered off the runway and came to stop on soft ground.
All one hundred and forty-two passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-748 made an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 28th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Mahe, Seychelles, was diverted due to an engine oil problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-3818 made an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 21st.
The plane heading from Medina, Saudi Arabia, to Dhaka, Bangladesh, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
On approach to Jeddah, the crew received an unsafe gear indication and entered a hold. The plane subsequently landed without nose gear.
The plane was evacuated. One passenger sustained serious injuries during evacuation while fifty-two others received minor injuries.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-768 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 27th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Chennai, India, was diverted due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Airblue flight PA-274 had to return and make an emergency landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-21 had to return and make an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 9th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a tail strike indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air-India Express flight IX-322 made an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 15th.
The plane heading from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Calicut International Airport, Kerala, India, was diverted after a passenger complained of pain in his chest and vomited blood.
The plane landed safely.
The patient, Mohammed Salim, 35, was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A helicopter carrying a Saudi prince and seven government officials crashed in Asir province of Saudi Arabia, on November 5th.
The incident happened when Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was conducting an aerial inspection of local infrastructure projects near Abha.
All eight people aboard were killed in the crash.
Kabo Air flight N9-1567 veered off runway at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran, on September 11th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 747-400 plane was coming from Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
The plane subsequently returned to the runway center line and taxied to the apron.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 384 made an emergency landing at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, on September 7th.
The plane took off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-98 made an emergency landing in Medina, Saudi Arabia, on April 3rd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey, was on approach to Medina when the crew requested assistance due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Airblue flight PA-872 had to reject take off from Multan, Pakistan, on March 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to take off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when one of the engines ingested a bird, forcing the crew to abort take off.
The plane safely returned to the apron. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Badr Airlines flight J4-662 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Port Sudan, Sudan, on March 1st.
The Boeing 737-300 plane heading from Khartoum, Sudan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted after the left engine developed a bleed air issue that caused the oxygen masks to be deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 125 people aboard remained safe.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
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.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-760 made a safe landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 777-200 flying from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was approaching the runway when its left hand engine ingested a bird.
The plane landed safely.
All people aboard remained unharmed.