Originally Posted by
KARFA
I can imagine a flight is pulled out of the holding stack more quickly or vectored in without holding to jump the queue if there is a medical emergency. However, once they have commenced the approach I wouldn't have thought there is much that would be done to speed up the landing.
They will get a no delay approach if not yet at the hold or taken out of the hold if in it.
Assuming a Pan call they will bypass the hold at higher speed if they wish, but once on to intermediate approach i.e. the last 25 to 30 miles or so, they'll be doing the same speeds as everyone else for sequencing purposes.
If a Mayday they can do pretty much whatever speed they want as traffic ahead of them will be cleared out of the way and they will have a sterile runway from a predetermined point on the approach.