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Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Swiss to resume flights to Tel Aviv at end of September
BERLIN, July 23 (Reuters) - Swiss International Airlines, part of the Lufthansa group, will resume flights to Tel Aviv in Israel on September 29, the airline said on Wednesday after deciding in June to suspend the route as regional tensions escalated. "A renewed assessment of the situation has shown that an earlier resumption is possible," it said in a statement, adding flights to Beirut in Lebanon would resume, as planned, from August 3.
The Sun
07-07-2025
- The Sun
Swiss flight diverts to Germany due to cabin smoke incident
FRANKFURT: A Swiss International Airlines flight bound for Zurich was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Friedrichshafen, Germany, following reports of light smoke in the rear cabin. The incident occurred on Monday, with the Airbus A220 aircraft safely touching down without further complications. The airline confirmed the landing was uneventful and stated that arrangements were being made to transport passengers to Zurich via buses. Swiss International Airlines, a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa, assured that the cause of the smoke is under investigation. Passengers on board the flight from Belgrade remained calm during the incident, and no injuries were reported. The airline emphasized that safety protocols were followed, and the diversion was carried out as a precautionary measure. - Reuters
Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Indian Express
Swiss flight makes unscheduled landing in Germany due to cabin smoke
Deutsche Lufthansa's Swiss International Airlines said on Monday that a Zurich-bound flight from Belgrade made an unscheduled landing in Friedrichshafen, Germany, because of light smoke in the rear section of the aircraft's cabin. The landing was 'uneventful', and buses are being arranged to transport passengers onward to Zurich, said Swiss, adding the cause of the incident with the Airbus A220 was under investigation.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Transatlantic passengers heading for Miami had a 4-hour flight to nowhere, ending up back in Zurich
A Swiss International Airlines flight to Miami landed back in Zurich after a four-hour journey. The Airbus A340 had "an irregularity with an engine," the airline said. The flight changed directions a couple of times over the ocean before circling Zurich for an hour. Passengers expecting to travel transatlantic ended up on a four-hour flight-to-nowhere. Swiss International Airlines Flight 64 on Monday was supposed to be a 10-hour journey from Zurich to Miami. Passengers were already in for some disruption as it departed around an hour later than scheduled, per data from Flightradar24. Things went smoothly until an hour and a half into the journey, when the Airbus A340 started to turn around. The plane had not long started flying over the Atlantic Ocean before deciding to head back. It appeared to be going toward Switzerland, then turned toward Spain, before returning to its original path. After three hours in the air, the A340 was back in Swiss airspace. However, it then had to circle around Zurich a few times before it could land. An airline spokesperson told Business Insider that the plane returned due to "an irregularity with an engine." The four-engined plane involved in the incident, HB-JMH, is 21 years old. "As a precautionary measure, the crew decided to return to the home airport in Zurich, where we have the best maintenance facilities," they added. This is often the case in so-called flights to nowhere, where returning to a hub airport also makes it easier to re-route passengers. Those on the Swiss flight were rebooked on the fastest possible alternatives. "We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers," the airline spokesperson said. Similar incidents have seen flights as long as 10 hours before returning to their original take-off point. For example, last November, a British Airways flight U-turned when it was halfway across the Atlantic. And after a plane crash at Toronto Airport in February, two transatlantic flights to nowhere were among dozens of planes that diverted. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
03-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Transatlantic passengers heading for Miami had a 4-hour flight to nowhere, ending up back in Zurich
Passengers expecting to travel transatlantic ended up on a four-hour flight-to-nowhere. Swiss International Airlines Flight 64 on Monday was supposed to be a 10-hour journey from Zurich to Miami. Passengers were already in for some disruption as it departed around an hour later than scheduled, per data from Flightradar24. Things went smoothly until an hour and a half into the journey, when the Airbus A340 started to turn around. The plane had not long started flying over the Atlantic Ocean before deciding to head back. It appeared to be going toward Switzerland, then turned toward Spain, before returning to its original path. After three hours in the air, the A340 was back in Swiss airspace. However, it then had to circle around Zurich a few times before it could land. An airline spokesperson told Business Insider that the plane returned due to "an irregularity with an engine." The four-engined plane involved in the incident, HB-JMH, is 21 years old. "As a precautionary measure, the crew decided to return to the home airport in Zurich, where we have the best maintenance facilities," they added. This is often the case in so-called flights to nowhere, where returning to a hub airport also makes it easier to re-route passengers. Those on the Swiss flight were rebooked on the fastest possible alternatives. "We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers," the airline spokesperson said. Similar incidents have seen flights as long as 10 hours before returning to their original take-off point. For example, last November, a British Airways flight U-turned when it was halfway across the Atlantic. And after a plane crash at Toronto Airport in February, two transatlantic flights to nowhere were among dozens of planes that diverted.
