Lufthansa A388 at Munich on Mar 20th 2026, cabin pressure problems

Last Update: March 22, 2026 / 13:12:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 20, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-458

Aircraft Registration
D-AIMK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

A Lufthansa Airbus A380-800, registration D-AIMK performing flight LH-458 from Munich (Germany) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was climbing out of Munich's runway 08L when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to problems with the cabin pressure, initially continuing the departure route. About 50 minutes after departure the crew decided to return to Munich, where the aircraft landed on runway 08R without further incident about 2 hours after departure.

The rotation was cancelled.

The aircraft returned to service after about 28 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 20, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-458

Aircraft Registration
D-AIMK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

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