Lufthansa A343 at Cape Town on Dec 29th 2025, gear problem on departure
Last Update: December 31, 2025 / 18:26:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-577
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Cape Town about 47 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-577
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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