United Airlines flight UA2241 returned safely to Washington Dulles after crew reported engine vibration and loud noise shortly after departure, prompting a precautionary landing and aircraft inspection.
Emergency landing
A Jet2 flight from Lanzarote declared an emergency after a pilot became incapacitated on approach to Manchester, but the aircraft landed safely with ATC assistance and emergency services on standby.
Alaska Airlines A330 shuts down an engine after takeoff and returns safely to Honolulu following a FADEC overheat alert.
Swiss investigators fault SWISS Airlines after a cost-driven maintenance decision led to an Airbus A330 decompression incident.
Delta Air Lines Flight 760 diverted to New York JFK after a cabin depressurization at cruise altitude, landing safely with 92 passengers onboard.
Malaysia Airlines (MH) flight MH21 from Paris experienced an in-flight emergency shortly after departure, forcing the aircraft to return to its point of origin.
Indore was the scene of an urgent medical diversion on Tuesday evening as an Air India Express (IX) service from Jaipur to Bengaluru made an unscheduled landing after a one-year-old boy aboard the flight fell gravely ill.
Emirates Airline (EK) flight EK929 from Dubai (DXB) to Cairo (CAI) experienced a cabin pressurization issue at cruise altitude.
Passengers on an Air France (AF) service from Beirut (BEY) to Paris (CDG) were diverted to Munich (MUC) after the crew detected a smell of smoke in the rear cabin.
A Ryanair (FR) flight FR1121 from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tenerife South Airport (TFS) encountered severe turbulence on December 28, 2025, forcing an emergency return to Birmingham (BHX).