Created Monday, Jan 20th 2025 15:14Z, last updated Monday, Jan 20th 2025 15:14Z
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHM performing flight
LX-66 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Miami,FL (USA) with 123 people on board, was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean/Celtic Sea about 330nm west of Brest (France), when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting one of their pilots had become ill. The aircraft descended to FL330, turned around and returned to Zurich, where the aircraft landed overweight but safely on runway 16 about 2 hours after turning around.
The airline reported while in flight one of the pilots did not feel completely fit, therefore the crew decided to return to Zurich as a precaution. The rotation
LX-66/LX-67 was cancelled, the passengers are being rebooked onto other flights and compensated.
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