Incident: Luxair DH8D near Luxembourg on Jul 4th 2010, cabin pressure problems

22.07.2010 - 11:54

A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LGA performing flight LG-6557 from Luxembourg (Luxembourg) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL200 about 45 minutes into the flight when the crew decided to return to Luxembourg. The airplane landed safely in Luxembourg 95 minutes after departure. A passenger on board reported, that the captain explained they were having issues with the cabin pressure and could not fly over the Alps with the problem. After the return most of the passengers were rebooked onto other flights, e.g. via Switzerland. A replacement Dash 8-400 registration LX-LGD reached Rome with a delay of 5:40 hours. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBea273b Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login