Swiss plane flew back in Zurich after emergency landing in Austria in which a flight attendant was seriously injured and later died in hospital.
A Swiss International Air Lines flight bound for Zurich from Bucharest made an emergency landing in Austria on December 23, 2024 because of engine problems and smoke in the cabin and cockpit that left one crew member in intensive care. The 23 yo Swiss flight attendant has died from a lack of oxygen, autopsy revealed.
Over the past few days, SWISS mechanics fitted the aircraft with a replacement engine. This engine had been delivered to Graz by land.
Two-and-a-half weeks after, the Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) Airbus involved returned to Zurich on Thursday without passengers.
The Airbus A220-300 with the registration HB-JCD took off from Graz shortly before 3.30pm and landed in Zurich at 4.54pm Thursday, January 9 2025.
The aircraft is now being checked and tested in the technical department at Zurich Airport, the spokesperson continued. This includes, among other things, a thorough check of the systems during a test flight, which is also still taking place without passengers.
The airline has not yet been able to say when exactly the aircraft in question will return to regular flight operations. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board published the preliminary report on this emergency landing on Tuesday. It stated that smoke had developed in the aircraft and that the left engine had been severely damaged.
