Emergency landing

'Attempted terror attack': UAE prosecution reveals first details of flydubai investigation

The co-pilot attacked the pilot inside the cockpit with an axe and attempted to take control of the aircraft, the prosecutor general said.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plane, carrying passengers who were on the FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, which was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an emergency signal, arrives at the Ben Gurion International Airport, in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026.
Passengers at Tabuk airport after a Flydubai aircraft that was bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates was diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals, in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, in this screen grab obtained from a video dated September 30, 2026.

Thank you, Saudi Arabia: Israel should return the favor through actions not just words - opinion

When an Israel-bound airliner fell into danger over the desert, Riyadh answered with deeds, not statements. Israel should now answer in kind.

|ByHARLEY LIPPMAN
The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen on August 6, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; illustrative

DHS chief's plane forced to make emergency landing after engine failure

The pilot declared an emergency after the aircraft's right engine failed during a flight from Atlanta to the Washington, DC, area, according to Mullin and air traffic control audio.

|ByREUTERS
Two Boeing 737-8AS passenger aircrafts of Ryanair airline, taxi on a runway at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, in Malaga, Spain, May 3, 2024; illustrative.

Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after window 'dislodged,' partially sucking passenger out

Local media in Greece reported that a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window, causing the cabin to decompress and sucking one passenger partially out of the window.

|ByREUTERS

Israeli flight to Rome makes emergency landing in Cyprus

Ynet reported that an emergency landing was called after smoke was reported from inside the cockpit.

MARCH 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020

Twelve arrested after fleeing emergency plane landing in Mallorca

When the doors were opened at around 8.30 p.m., a group of 21 passengers ran from the plane.

NOVEMBER 6, 2021ByREUTERS
A Scandanavian Airlines, known as SAS, Airbus A320-200 airplane takes off from the airport in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, July 29, 2018.

Malfunctioning plane safely lands at Ben-Gurion Airport

A United Airlines flight returned to Ben-Gurion Airport for an emergency landing due to an issue with its flaps.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.

Flight from Miami makes safe emergency landing in TLV after flat tire

There were about 183 passengers on the flight.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 plane takes off from Los Angeles International airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, US March 28, 2018.

Yas'ur helicopter makes emergency landing in West Bank

No injuries were reported

JANUARY 29, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An IAF Yasur helicopter, often used in search-and-rescue missions

German Electra Airway flight lands safely at Ben Gurion Airport amid scare

The in-coming flight from Cologne reported issues with one of the wheels of the plane. Many emergency teams were dispatched to the scene.

JULY 1, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plane of Electra Airways