Swiss A333 over Atlantic on Dec 20th 2019, lavatories on strike
Last Update: December 21, 2019 / 23:47:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-66
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A passenger reported about 3 hours into the flight the lavatories were no longer working prompting the return to Zurich.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then departed again and reached Miami with a delay of about 9.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-66
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
HB-JHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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