Edelweiss A320 near Geneva on Jun 1st 2026, engine vibrations

Last Update: June 2, 2026 / 18:26:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-220

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Seville, Spain

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IHX performing flight WK-220 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Seville,SP (Spain) with 147 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Zurich's runway 28 when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 due to engine (CFM56) vibrations. After about 7 minutes the crew decided to return to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14 about one hour after departure.

The rotation was cancelled.

The airline reported the crew returned to Zurich due to high engine vibrations.

The passengers were rebooked onto the flight the following day.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-IHX
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine vibrations

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
WK-220

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Seville, Spain

Aircraft Registration
HB-IHX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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