Lufthansa A333 near Edinburgh on Apr 22nd 2018, unusual odour on board
Last Update: April 22, 2018 / 17:59:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-428
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airline confirmed a temporary unusal odour on board prompting the precautionary return to Munich. A replacement aircraft is going to take the passengers to Charlotte.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-428
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIKA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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