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.
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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.
An American Airlines (AA) flight bound for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) after a fire was reported in the cabin, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Delta Air Lines (DL) flight DL668 from New York JFK to San Francisco (SFO) was diverted to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) due to a medical emergency on August 20, 2025.
Air France (AF) flight AF9 from New York (JFK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue on its Boeing 777-300ER.
A LOT Polish Airlines (LO) Boeing 787-9 operating flight LO80 from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Warsaw Chopin (WAW) was forced to divert to Urumqi (URC) on August 15 after the crew reported an engine issue.
American Airlines (AA) flight AA2616, operated by an Airbus A321, diverted to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on August 17, 2025.
An Air France (AF) flight to Dakar (DSS) returned to Paris after a female passenger violently attacked a flight attendant mid-air on Saturday (August 16, 2025).
A British Airways (BA) flight from Mumbai (BOM) to London Heathrow (LHR) was forced to divert to Doha (DOH) on August 11, 2025, following a medical emergency involving a passenger onboard.
Air France (AF) diverted flight AF81 from San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) due to a passenger’s medical emergency, landing in St. John’s (YYT), Canada.