Created Wednesday, Sep 20th 2023 15:39Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 20th 2023 15:39Z
A Condor Airbus A330-900, registration D-ANRI performing flight DE-2454 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 273 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 180nm north of Faroe Islands when the crew decided to return to Frankfurt due to an unusual odour in the cockpit. The aircraft climbed to FL370 and landed safely back on Frankfurt's runway 25L about 3.5 hours after turning around.

The airline reported the crew decided to return to Frankfurt as a precaution after an unusual odour in the cockpit.

A replacement A330-900 registration D-ANRE reached Vancouver with a delay of about 27.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 45 hours after landing back.

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