Two Lufthansa (LH) Boeing 747-8 flights bound for the United States were forced to perform overweight landings within less than 24 hours after separate emergencies shortly after departure from Frankfurt Airport (FRA).
Emergency landing
An Air India Express (IX) flight operating from Kannur International Airport (CNN) to Jeddah (JED) returned to its departure airport on Tuesday after pilots received an engine-related warning during the journey.
A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Narita International Airport (NRT) on Friday after a mechanical issue was reported during a domestic flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in southwestern Japan.
An Air France (AF) passenger flight traveling from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) made an emergency diversion to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) on Monday after smoke was detected inside the aircraft cabin.
The reported F-35 incident comes amid heightened military tensions in the region between the United States and Iran, with Tehran launching fresh attacks in the Gulf.
TAROM Airlines (RO) and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) were involved in a serious in-flight incident on a Boeing 737 operating to Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP).
Jet2 Boeing 737-800 flight LS3643 diverts to Faro after cabin smoke. 141 passengers safe; 95 emergency crew responded.
Cathay Pacific flight CX883 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong made an emergency diversion to Kansai International Airport in Japan after the crew detected a sudden drop in engine oil levels.
Porscha Tynisha Brown, a 33-year-old U.S. Department of Defense employee, died aboard Korean Air Flight KE 94 after the cabin crew allegedly handed her an oxygen mask that was never connected to the oxygen tank.
IndiGo flight 6E 579 from Visakhapatnam declared a full emergency at Delhi’s IGI Airport on March 28, 2026, after reporting a suspected engine failure.