An Etihad Airways flight made an emergency landing at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on February 8th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The plane landed safely. The patient was taken to a hospital.
Virgin Australia flight VA-938 made an emergency landing in Newcastle, Australia, on February 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Brisbane to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-706 made an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on January 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Sydney, Australia, when the first officer became unwell.
The captain continued the flight and landed safely. The first officer was taken to a hospital.
Tigerair flight TT-271 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on December 17th.
The plane took off for Melbourne, Australia, but had to turn back after an incident onboard prompted security concerns.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Details about the nature of threat are not known at the moment.
Virgin Australia flight DJ-660 suffered engine issues near Canberra, Australia, on December 13th.
The plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when the both engines temporarily rolled back one after the other.
The crew subsequently switched to manual ignition and continued for a safe landing.
Qantas flight QF-27 had to make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on November 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Santiago, Chile, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-64 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on October 6th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane heading from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to an issue with a fuel pump.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-839 made an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on October 4th.
The plane was flying from Los Angeles, California, when the crew noticed that the plane was low on fuel and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-7 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on August 28th.
The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to turn back after one of the doors began emitting whistling sounds.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-101 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back due to an issue with the windshield heating.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-2 made an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, on June 29th.
The plane heading from London, United Kingdom, to Sydney, Australia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency and subsequently died.
The plane landed safely.
Tiger Airways flight TT-680 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on June 21st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sydney to Cairns, Australia, was diverted after a burning odor was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-2164 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 19th.
The plane took off for Port Macquarie, Australia, but had to turn back due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-423 suffered a lightning strike near Melbourne Airport, Australia, on June 17th.
The incident happened when the plane flying from Sydney, Australia, was descending toward Melbourne Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-23 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on June 1st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Bangkok, Thailand, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Qantas flight QF-144 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 24th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back after the crew noticed smoke emanating from a forward galley oven.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-121 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Invercargill, New Zealand, on May 16th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Queenstown, New Zealand, was diverted after the crew noticed an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jetstar flight JQ-506 had to return and make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, Australia, on May 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Sydney, Australia, had to return due to a problem with one of its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Qantas Airlines flight QF-582 had to reject taking-off at Perth Airport, Perth, Australia, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 en-route to Sydney, Australia, had to abort the take-off due to some technical problem.
The plane returned to the apron safely.
No injuries were reported.
Qantas flight QF-568 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on April 14th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Perth to Sydney, Australia, was diverted due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-583 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on April 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Perth, Australia, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Virgin Australia flight VA-1536 suffered a lightning strike near Sydney, Australia, on April 2nd.
The incident happened shortly after the Boeing 737-800 plane departed for Hobart, Australia.
The plane returned to Sydney for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Qantas flight QF-566 had to return and make an emergency landing in Perth, Australia, on February 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to turn back due to airspeed disagreement.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-four people aboard remained unharmed.
Tasman Cargo Airlines flight HJ-1 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on February 5th.
The Boeing 757-200 freighter plane took off for Sydney, Australia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-122 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Alice Springs Airport, Australia, on January 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Sydney, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one the engines.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and fifty-five people aboard remained unharmed.