ZURICH: A Swiss Worldwide Air Strains flight certain for Zurich from Bucharest made an emergency touchdown in Austria due to engine issues and smoke within the cabin and cockpit that left one crew member in intensive care, the service stated.
The Airbus A220-300 plane concerned in Monday’s (Dec 23) incident was carrying 74 passengers and 5 crew when it landed within the Austrian metropolis of Graz. All passengers have been evacuated, and most at the moment are returning to Zurich, Swiss stated in a press release.
Twelve passengers on flight LX1885 obtained medical care. All who have been hospitalised have been capable of go away the hospital. Two members of the cabin crew are nonetheless present process medical remedy, certainly one of whom is in intensive care, Swiss stated.
His situation stays unclear, it added.
Swiss stated it was working carefully with authorities investigating the incident, however for now couldn’t present additional particulars about what lay behind it.
A flight with 63 of the evacuated passengers is arriving in Zurich on Tuesday morning, the airline stated.