Swiss A343 over Baffin Bay on Apr 26th 2012, medical emergency
Last Update: April 28, 2012 / 14:39:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-39
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft departed Keflavik after about 60 minutes on the ground and reached Zurich with a delay of 80 minutes.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2012
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Swiss International Airlines
Flight number
LX-39
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HB-JMM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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