Lufthansa A343 over Norwegian Sea on Oct 3rd 2014, strong odour on board
Last Update: October 4, 2014 / 16:06:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-490
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
Passengers reported a strong odour on board, one passenger even mentioned smoke on board.
The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-490
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
D-AIGI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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