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.

Vietnam Airlines flight VN307, traveling from Tokyo, Japan to Ho Chi Minh City, made an emergency landing at Taoyuan Airport, Taiwan on Friday to provide urgent medical care to a passenger.