Vietnam Airlines flight VN-96 made an emergency landing in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 6th.
The Airbus A321-200N plane heading from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Hanoi, Vietnam, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
VietJet flight VJ-861 made an emergency landing in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 24th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
VietJet flight VJ-356 lost both nose wheels on landing at Buon Ma Thuot Airport, Vietnam, on November 29th.
The incident happened when the plane was coming from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The plane was evacuated via emergency slides. Six passengers sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.
Vietjet flight VJ-198 made an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on November 19th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Hanoi, Vietnam, but had to turn back due to indication of an issue with the fuel system.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
VietJet Air flight VJ982 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on October 30th.
The plane heading from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Gimhae, South Korea, was diverted due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-1544 veered off runway after landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, on July 28th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A321-200 plane was coming from Phu Bai International Airport, Vietnam.
The plane subsequently returned onto the runway. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Beijing Capital Airlines flight JD-421 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hangzhou, China, on May 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Nha Trang, Vietnam, but had to turn back after the crew noticed cracks in a window.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-7344 made a hard landing at Cam Ranh International Airport, Cam Ranh, Vietnam, on April 29th.
The Airbus A321-200 flying from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was cleared to land on runway 20R, but it touched down on runway 20L which was under construction.
The plane rolled out, and its engines sucked a few objects from the runway.
All 203 passengers aboard remained safe.
VietJet flight VJ-627 had to return and make an emergency landing in Da Nang, Vietnam, on April 11th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but had to turn back due to engine problems.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Royal flight RL-8772 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on April 7th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Phu Quoc, Vietnam, to Yekaterinburg, Russia, was diverted after the crew noticed an engine failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All three hundred and forty-five people aboard remained safe.
Jetstar Pacific Airlines flight BL-105 made an emergency landing in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on October 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Gaya, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All one hundred and eighty-one people aboard remained safe.
VietJet Air flight VJ-885 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on August 30th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and three passengers and seven crew members remained unharmed.
Cathay Dragon flight KA-296 made an emergency landing in Hong Kong, China, on June 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Hanoi, Vietnam, was descending toward Hong Kong when the crew noticed smell of smoke in the cockpit and requested priority landing.
The plane landed safely. There were one hundred and fifty-nine people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Zahedan, Iran, on February 4th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Istanbul, Turkey, to Vietnam was diverted after a passenger fell ill.
The plane landed safely. The patient was rushed to a hospital.
Pegas Fly Airlines flight IK-2561 had to divert for an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on January 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Perm, Russia, to Nha Trang, Vietnam, was diverted after all the toilets became inoperative.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Tigerair flight TR-2993 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on January 6th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Taipei, Taiwan, to Singapore, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor.
The plane landed safely. All 163 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-268 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after it experienced severe turbulence that injured 4 people.
The plane landed uneventfully. The injured, including 3 crew members and 1 passenger, were taken to hospital.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-249 had to return and make an emergency landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 15.
The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, had to return due to engine problem. The crew had to shut its engine down mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All 229 people aboard remained unhurt.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-1201 made an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on June 21st.
The plane, en-route from Hanoi to Can Tho, Vietnam, was diverted due to a crack in first officer’s windshield.
The plane landed safely. There were 177 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN-227 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hanoi, Vietnam, on February 5th.
The plane took off for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but had to return shortly afterwards due to loss of cabin pressure.
The plane landed safely. All 137 passengers and 7 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Vietjet flight VJ-496 made a safe landing at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 30.
The Airbus A320-200, flying from Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam, to Hanoi, was hit by a bird upon approaching the runway.
The aircraft’s weather radar sustained damage while its radome was also reshaped due to the bird strike.
No injuries were reported.
Vietnam Airlines flight VN1266 had to make an emergency landing at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on the afternoon of December 16.
The pilot of the flight, en-route from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, sought permission for emergency landing after the cabin began de-pressurizing and oxygen masks deployed. However, instead of sending the ’general emergency’ code 7700, the pilot mistakenly sent code 7500 which means ‘unlawful interference’.
Emergency services were ready at the scene to handle hijacking situation when the Airbus A321-200 landed safely. None of the 140 people aboard was harmed.
The situation later got cleared and the airline released a statement confirming that the emergency landing was due to a technical issue and there was no hijacking incident.
The incident is under investigation.