A Lufthansa flight from Athens to Munich returned to the airport shortly after takeoff due to a warning in the cockpit and an unusual smell observed in the cabin. After landing, all passengers and crew were evacuated via emergency slides, and three passengers suffered minor injuries
Bilbao Airport adds a new Wizz Air service to Milan Malpensa with four weekly flights, boosting connectivity between Spain and Italy. Wizz: Passengers departing from Northern Italy will reach "one of Spain’s most iconic destinations with maximum flexibility, competitive fares, and the comfort of the modern Airbus A321neo"
For the first time ever, Royal Jordanian has begun operating four weekly flights between Amman and Dallas, a new route that has become the airline's fifth destination in the United States
France enacts strict isolation measures
Prague Airport will launch nonstop Riyadh flights via low-cost carrier Flyadeal from June 26, with three weekly services operating through the summer season
China Eastern will begin seasonal nonstop flights from Adelaide to Shanghai in June, with onward connections to major European cities. The new service will operate three times a week. The airline will also increase Barcelona-Shanghai frequencies to 10 flights/week
The airline will start operating the new routes to Venezuela and Colombia on July 22, 2026, improving connectivity between the Middle East and the Americas. Qatar becomes the first Gulf carrier to serve Venezuela, and the first airline to operate flights from the Middle East to Caracas and Bogotá Qatar Airways will serve over 160 global destinations this summer
After the landing of flight TK726 from Istanbul, smoke was detected in the area of the Airbus A330's undercarriage. The tower crews ordered an emergency evacuation, all passengers were rescued without injuries. The company believes a hydraulic hose malfunction caused the incident
The airline is preparing for a large-scale summer season, with record activity of hundreds of thousands of flights and operational upgrades at its main hubs. Alongside the preparations, improvements in service and operations were reported in preparation for the highest demand season in its history
One of the repatriated passengers showed symptoms during the rescue flight from the North Atlantic. The French Defense Minister announced a special decree to allow isolation measures to be applied to contact cases. The European Commission representation in Spain: "Following Spain's request under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, a rescEU air ambulance is being deployed from Norway to Tenerife"
