What Happened
Unidentified Smell Forces Emergency Landing in Atlantic
A SWISS Boeing 777-300ER flying from Chicago to Zurich was forced to divert to the Azores after a pungent odor spread through the economy-class cabin, leaving several people feeling ill. The aircraft, registered HB-JNF, landed safely at Lajes Airport, and all passengers and crew were transferred to a replacement flight. SWISS has not identified the source of the odor, which is the latest in a series of incidents involving smoke or unidentified odors on the airline’s long-haul flights. The incident was reported by AeroTime.