Lufthansa B748 near Tokyo on Jul 22nd 2026, strange smell on board
Last Update: July 22, 2026 / 16:48:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 22, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-717
Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
Japan's Ministry of Transport reported a strange odour on board of the aircraft prompting an emergency landing in Tokyo.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 22, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-717
Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABYQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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