Lufthansa B744 near Manchester on Sep 26th 2026, burning odour on board

Last Update: September 26, 2026 / 17:29:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-470

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-ABVY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-400, registration D-ABVY performing flight LH-470 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was enroute at FL330 about 180nm northnorthwest of Manchester,EN (UK) when the crew decided to divert to Manchester due to a burning odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 23R about 30 minutes later.

A passenger reported the lights in the lavatories as well as the inflight entertainment system stopped working and a burning odour was observed.

Another passenger reported there was smoke in the cabin.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Manchester about 2.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-470

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
D-ABVY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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