Flight VN661 of Vietnam Airlines (VN), bound for Singapore (SIN), made an emergency return to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) on October 19, 2025, after a passenger suffered a medical emergency shortly after takeoff.
Emergency landing
A Vietnam Airlines (VN) flight traveling from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) made an emergency landing at Istanbul (IST) after a 57-year-old passenger experienced severe medical symptoms.
Emirates Airlines (EK) flight EK19 from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) declared an emergency during final approach on Tuesday (September 16, 2025).
A Republic Airways (YX) Embraer E175LR operating flight RPA4379 / YX4379 from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Nashville International Airport (BNA) declared a MAYDAY shortly after takeoff due to an engine failure.
An Air New Zealand (NZ) service from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Perth Airport (PER) was forced to return shortly after departure due to an engineering issue.
A Philippine Airlines (PAL, PR) flight bound for Osaka (KIX), Japan, on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) returned to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) due to a cabin pressure issue.
spicejet flight from new delhi to srinagar was forced to make an emergency landing at srinagar due to some technical issue with aircraft.
Etihad Airways flight EY10 from Chicago to Abu Dhabi diverted to Vienna after a passenger required urgent medical treatment.
A United Airlines (UA) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight was forced to make U-turn to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) less than an hour after departure due to reported smoke inside the cabin.
A Ryanair (FR) flight to Agadir (AGA) was forced to return shortly after takeoff when a passenger allegedly attempted to open an emergency exit mid-air on August 25, 2025.