Swiss Flight Attendant Dies Following Emergency Landing Due to Smoke in Cabin

The flight attendant passed away in a hospital one week after the December 23 incident caused by engine problems on a Swiss Airlines Airbus A220-300.

Swiss Airlines flight LX1885 from Bucharest to Zurich made an emergency landing in Graz, Austria, after smoke filled the cockpit and cabin on December 23, 2024.
The smoke was caused by engine issues on the Airbus A220-300, which was carrying 74 passengers and five crew members.
A male flight attendant was hospitalized in Graz and passed away on December 30 after several days in intensive care; another crew member was also hospitalized but has since recovered.
Ten passengers sought medical treatment following the incident but were discharged shortly after, and the remaining passengers were flown to Zurich the next day.
Swiss Airlines has launched an investigation into the incident in collaboration with authorities and expressed condolences to the flight attendant's family while refraining from disclosing further details out of respect for their privacy.