A Lufthansa flight operating from Frankfurt to Dallas has declared an emergency whilst enroute.
Lufthansa flight LH438, an Airbus A330-300 bound for Dallas-Forth Worth declared an emergency with squawk code 7700, and has now diverted to Dublin.
Lufthansa LH438 Frankfurt-Dallas
Flight LH438 declared the emergency whilst in transit over the United Kingdom, and has proceeded with a diversion to Dublin Airport (DUB).
The flight had commenced a descent from cruising altitude prior to declaring the emergency. The nature of the emergency is not yet known.
Descent to 10,000 Feet
Flight LH134 is now backtracking and continuing at the reduced altitude of 10,000 feet under normal squawk. It is unclear whether the flight will return to the origin airport of Frankfurt, or continue a diversion to a UK mainland airport.
10:35 UTC: Continued Diversion at 10,000 Feet
Since declaring an emergency earlier this morning, Lufthansa flight LH438 had continued with a diversion at reduced altitude. It remains unclear whether the flight intends to return to Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA), or divert to an alternate.
12:00 UTC: Return to Frankfurt
Since declaring the emergency, flight LH438 has continued flight at 10,000 feet on what now appears to be a return track for Frankfurt. The aircraft conducting the service, originally bound for Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is an Airbus A330-300 registered D-AIKL. This is a 16.6 year old widebody aircraft belonging to the German national carrier Lufthansa.
The flight is now continuing operations under a normal transponder squawk code.
11:55 UTC: Descent into Frankfurt
Having declared an emergency and initiated a return to the origin airport earlier this afternoon, Lufthansa flight LH438 has now left 10,000 feet on an approach to Frankfurt (FRA).
12:05 UTC: Landed Frankfurt
Originally bound for Dallas-Fort Worth, flight LH438 has now landed at Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) after returning at the reduced altitude of 10,000 feet.
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