The flight LX288 departed Zurich on Tuesday, February 11 2025 to Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Airbus A340-300 (registration HB-JMA) climbed to 35,000 ft then cruised at 38,000 ft over South of Chad when the crew decided to turn around.

The aircraft was experiencing a technical fault with the weather radar.

The crew decided to return to Zurich because thunderstorms were expected on the remaining flight route and safe flight control could not be guaranteed.

The 21-year-old aircraft went back to Zurich Airport where it landed at 21:15 CET, 11 hours after departure.

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Swiss International Air Lines flight #LX66 has departed Zurich gate E27 at 10:16 CET for a 10 hours and 50 minutes flight to Miami.

The airbus A330-300 with registration HB-JHM turned around over Atlantic while cruising at 33,000 ft about 2 hours into the flight.

The 12 year-old aircraft is returning to Zurich the airline is confirming AIRLIVE.

The flight was scheduled to land at 14:40 in Miami.

UPDATE 1
The A330 landed back on runway 16 at ZRH Airport.

UPDATE 2
The aircraft returned to Zurich as one of the pilots was not feeling good enough to continue the flight according to The Aviation Herald.

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A Swiss International Air Lines flight bound for Zurich from Bucharest made an emergency landing in Austria on December 23, 2024 because of engine problems and smoke in the cabin and cockpit that left one crew member in intensive care. The 23 yo Swiss flight attendant has died from a lack of oxygen, autopsy revealed.

Over the past few days, SWISS mechanics fitted the aircraft with a replacement engine. This engine had been delivered to Graz by land.

Two-and-a-half weeks after, the Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) Airbus involved returned to Zurich on Thursday without passengers.

The Airbus A220-300 with the registration HB-JCD took off from Graz shortly before 3.30pm and landed in Zurich at 4.54pm Thursday, January 9 2025.

The aircraft is now being checked and tested in the technical department at Zurich Airport, the spokesperson continued. This includes, among other things, a thorough check of the systems during a test flight, which is also still taking place without passengers.

The airline has not yet been able to say when exactly the aircraft in question will return to regular flight operations. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board published the preliminary report on this emergency landing on Tuesday. It stated that smoke had developed in the aircraft and that the left engine had been severely damaged.

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Flight #LX52 departed Zurich to Boston on Friday, November 8 2024 at 17:48 CEST.

Almost 3 hours into the flight, the crew decided to turn around over the Atlantic to return to Zurich.

The Airbus A330-300 (registration HB-JHH) was cruising at 36,000 ft then descended to 28,000 ft and climbed back to 37,000 ft.

According to source, the aircraft was experiencing satellite communication issue which is mandatory before crossing the Atlantic.

The 14 years old plane landed back at Zurich 5 hours after departure. The flight was cancelled.

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The Swiss Air flight #LX18 departed late Zurich today at 18:00 CEST.

Only 30 minutes after departure, the pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700). The Airbus A330-300 (registration HB-JHI) turned around.

6 months agoSeptember 13, 2024 16:53

Entering hold

Flight #LX18 is entering a hold at 10,000 ft near Zurich Airport.

6 months agoSeptember 13, 2024 17:22

At the gate

The airbus A330 has been escorted by fire trucks to the terminal.

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Swiss Air flight #LX180 departed Zurich on Tuesday, June 4 2024 at 18:24 CEST for a 10-hour flight to Bangkok in Thailand.

The flight was operated by a 8-year-old Boeing 777-300ER with registration HB-JNB.

The aircraft climbed to 31,000 ft over Austria then 33,000 ft over Hungary. But about 2 hours into the flight, the crew decided to turn around.

The plane descended to FL320 and was vectored back to Zurich where it landed at 23:00 local time, almost 5 hours after departure.

The reported problem appeared to be a malfunction of the weather radar system. As thunderstorms were expected in Bangkok, the crew decided to return to Zurich.

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