A Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency landing in Turkey on May 6 after a 61-year-old passenger experienced a serious medical emergency mid-flight.

Emirates has signed two separate memorandums of understanding with Vietnamese operators Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet, as it looks to grow its presence in the Southeast Asian nation.

The potentially tragic stakes of crossing certain airspace regions were starkly highlighted in July 2014 when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by ...

The airline’s fleet currently comprising mostly Airbus jets, comprising A321s and A350-900s. Vietnam Airlines also operates 15 787s, comprising 11 -9s and four -10s.