Austrian B772 at Vienna on Sep 3rd 2019, unusual odour on board
Last Update: September 3, 2019 / 20:13:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-81
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
OE-LPE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline told Austrianwings the aircraft returned to Vienna due to an unusual odour on board. The rotation needed to be cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 3, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-81
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
OE-LPE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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