Flight Attendant Dies One Week After Emergency Landing

Airbus A220-300 aircraft was forced to land after engine issues caused the cockpit and cabin to fill with smoke.

Caleb Revill

Thursday, January 02, 2025 at 09:56 AM ET

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A Swiss A220 aircraft (Credit: AirlineGeeks/ William Derrickson)

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A Swiss International Air Lines flight attendant died a week after an emergency landing of Flight LX1885 on December 23.
The flight, en route from Bucharest to Zurich, was forced to land due to smoke filling the cabin and cockpit.
The flight attendant was hospitalized in intensive care following the incident and later succumbed to their injuries.
Swiss Air Lines confirmed the death, expressing deep condolences and calling it a "dark day" for the company.

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A week after an emergency landing of a Swiss International Air Lines flight sent a flight attendant to the hospital, the carrier confirmed that the worker died on Monday.

Flight LX1885 was forced to make an emergency landing on December 23 after the cabin and cockpit filled with smoke en route from Bucharest, Romania, to Zurich.