A SWISS A220 operating from Zurich to Berlin has declared an emergency shortly after departure and is returning to Zurich.
SWISS flight LX974 declared an emergency with transponder code 7700 during the initial departure from Zurich.
SWISS flight LX974 had made a scheduled departure out of Zurich Airport (ZRH) this morning.
The flight was still in the departure and climbing through FL200 (20,000 feet) when flight crew squawked transponder code 7700.
Upon declaring the emergency, a direct return to the origin airport was negotiated.
Landed Zurich (ZUR)
Flight LX974 has now landed Zurich Airport, having made a return shortly after its initial departure.
The nature of the problem prompting the early return is not yet known.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that SWISS flight LX974 made an on-time departure out of Zurich Airport at 07:41 local time this morning.
The flight was setting course normally and was still on initial climb when the emergency was declared.
Flight crew terminated the climb at FL200 and an immediate descent and return was initiated.
The aircraft conducting this morning’s service to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) was an Airbus A220-200, registered HB-JCP.
This is a 6.1 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier SWISS Airlines. It has been in operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in August 2018.
SWISS is the national airline of Switzerland and a prominent member of the Lufthansa Group. It operates from hubs in Zurich and Geneva.
UPDATE #1 – As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood the cause of today’s emergency was due to fumes onboard the aircraft.
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