Swiss A333 over Atlantic on Jan 20th 2025, pilot ill

Last Update: January 20, 2025 / 15:14:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-66

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHM performing flight LX-66 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Miami,FL (USA) with 123 people on board, was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean/Celtic Sea about 330nm west of Brest (France), when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting one of their pilots had become ill. The aircraft descended to FL330, turned around and returned to Zurich, where the aircraft landed overweight but safely on runway 16 about 2 hours after turning around.

The airline reported while in flight one of the pilots did not feel completely fit, therefore the crew decided to return to Zurich as a precaution. The rotation LX-66/LX-67 was cancelled, the passengers are being rebooked onto other flights and compensated.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHM
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Swiss International Airlines

Flight number
LX-66

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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