Turkish Airlines flight TK-43 had to reject takeoff from Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Istanbul, Turkey, when the crew noticed an open cockpit window and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A privately owned Robinson R-44 with four aboard crashed in the vicinity of Schoemanskloof outside Nelspruit in South Africa. The flight had taken off from Johannesburg and was en route to White river when it crashed in heavy mist. No one aboard survived. The fatalities were listed as Nick More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.
Remains of the victims will be handled at the state mortuary in Pretoria.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority will be investigating the crash site, Zondagskraal farm, four kilometers from the N4 highway.
Pilot Mr Nick More, owned the helicopter and was CEO of Lion Sands Game Resort.
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport indicated that the flight plan listed that More departed from Nelspruit Airfield at 06:30, collected passengers at Casterbridge. The destination was listed as Grand Central Airport in Gauteng.
Iberia flight IB-6400 had to reject takeoff from Mexico City, Mexico, on February 28th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Madrid, Spain, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine indication.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-52 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29.
The flight took off for Tokyo, Japan, at around 1:30 a.m, however, just minutes into the flight, the crew received a message indicating possible C-4 explosive on-board. The pilot immediately reported the situation and requested an emergency return.
The plane landed safely and everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Police teams thoroughly searched the aircraft but no explosive material was found.
A Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Athens Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing on July 5 after a bid strike.
After takeoff from Ataturk International Airport at 7:40, the plane hit a flock of birds.
The pilot returned to the airport and made a safe landing with damaged engine baffles.
Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight.
Thai Airways flight TG467 en-route from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, made an emergency landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia, at 4:50 p.m. on August 12.
The emergency landing was made after a crack was noticed in the cockpit window of the Boeing 747 which had 273 passengers and 21 crew members aboard at the time.
The pilot, Ivtas Dejkunjorn, safely landed the plane and no one was hurt.
An airport spokeswoman said, “Passengers have already been cleared through immigration and have been put up in hotels near the airport for the night.”
Thai Airways said that they are sending a team to Bali to investigate the incident and for overseeing the replacement of cracked window.
SpiceJet flight SG-85 had to reject takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Bangkok, Thailand, when the crew noticed a blown tire and rejected takeoff.
The plane stopped safely and was towed to the apron.
All one hundred and eighty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.